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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks paid or offered to be paid in a business combination.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Subsequent Event - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	Jul. 12, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	May 31, 2016	Jun. 18, 2015
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Principal amount		$ 1,296,875,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Credit Agreement June 2015 Amendment [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,250,000,000.00
Proceeds from revolving credit facility	$ 1,000,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Credit Agreement June 2015 [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity				$ 750,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Credit Agreement June 2015 [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate	2.48%
Term Loan [Member] \| Credit Agreement June 2015 Amendment [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 721,900,000
Term Loan [Member] \| Credit Agreement June 2015 [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Face amount				$ 750,000,000
Term Loan [Member] \| Credit Agreement June 2015 [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 750,000,000
Interest rate	2.63%
Celator Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Share price (in usd per share)			$ 30.25
Celator Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Share price (in usd per share)	$ 30.25
Number of shares tendered during offer period in accordance with merger agreement (in shares)	36,516,173
Percentage of acquiree shares tendered during offer period	81.00%
Number of acquiree shares delivered via notices of guaranteed delivery in accordance with merger agreement (in shares)	2,016,237
Percentage of acquiree shares delivered via notices of guaranteed delivery in accordance with merger agreement	4.00%
Offer condition, percentage of common shares tendered (more than 50%)	50.00%
Aggregate consideration	$ 1,500,000,000