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Sale of Assets - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)							3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 08, 2018	Mar. 01, 2018	Jan. 16, 2018	Jan. 15, 2018	Nov. 01, 2017	Sep. 22, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Jul. 01, 2017	Dec. 15, 2017
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of manufacturing equipment								$ 5,820,000	$ 57,000
Gain on disposals of assets								2,609,000	$ 57,000
Cardinal [Member] \| Asset Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Manufacturing Equipment [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of manufacturing equipment	$ 14,800,000	$ 15,000,000	$ 10,000,000	$ 10,000,000	$ 3,000,000	$ 28,000,000		27,800,000
Asset supply agreement term						7 years
Property, plant and equipment, fair market value							$ 5,800,000	5,800,000		$ 1,900,000
Deferred income						$ 20,300,000
Payment amortized under supply agreement term						7 years
Net book value of assets held for sale							3,200,000	3,200,000		$ 1,500,000
Amount received less than specified in APA								200,000
Cardinal [Member] \| Asset Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Manufacturing Equipment [Member] \| Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gain on disposals of assets							2,600,000
Cardinal [Member] \| Asset Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Manufacturing Equipment [Member] \| Other Current Assets [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, fair market value						$ 7,700,000
Net book value of assets held for sale						$ 4,700,000
Cardinal [Member] \| Supply Agreement [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Unamortized balance of deffred gain							18,300,000	18,300,000
Cardinal [Member] \| Supply Agreement [Member] \| Inventory Classified as Cost of Sales [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortization of deferred gain							702,000	1,400,000
Cardinal [Member] \| Supply Agreement [Member] \| Accrued Liabilities [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Unamortized balance of deffred gain							2,800,000	2,800,000
Cardinal [Member] \| Supply Agreement [Member] \| Other Liabilities [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Unamortized balance of deffred gain							$ 15,500,000	$ 15,500,000