Commitments and contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) - Pregenen $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Contingent future cash payments	$ 120.0
Clinical Milestone Payments
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Contingent future cash payments	20.1
Commercial Milestones Payments
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Contingent future cash payments	$ 99.9

For contingent consideration arrangements recognized in connection with a business combination, this element represents an estimate of the high-end of the potential range (undiscounted) of the consideration which may be paid.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120321790&loc=d3e6927-128479

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