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Agreement Covenant, Rate of Return

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Royalty Revenue, Milestone Period

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Royalty Revenue, Percent Received Upon Milestone Payment

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Royalty Revenue, Percent Received Upon Milestone Payment, Without Commercialization

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Royalty Revenue, Percent Received Without Milestone Payment

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Royalty Revenue, Percent Received Without Milestone Payment, Without Commercialization

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Royalty Revenue, Potential Revenue

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[Line Items] for Schedule of Royalties [Table]

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Upfront purchase price received under purchase agreement.

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Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.

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The amount of expense provided in the period for legal costs incurred on or before the balance sheet date pertaining to resolved, pending or threatened litigation, including arbitration and mediation proceedings.

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Sale of Royalties (Details) - USD ($)			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sale of Royalties (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 13, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Jul. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018
Schedule of Royalties [Line Items]
Accounts receivable	$ 11,696,676			$ 11,696,676		$ 3,750,000	$ 4,489,317
SWK Purchase Agreement
Schedule of Royalties [Line Items]
Upfront purchase price received under purchase agreement		$ 13,750,000		13,750,000
Legal fees		40,000		40,000
Milestone payment receivable under purchase agreement		$ 3,750,000		3,750,000
Agreement covenant, rate of return		12.00%
Agreement covenant, maximum indemnification cap		150.00%
Proceeds from royalties received			$ 13,710,000	17,460,000		17,460,000
Accounts receivable	$ 11,696,676			$ 11,696,676		$ 3,750,000
SWK Purchase Agreement \| Minimum
Schedule of Royalties [Line Items]
Cumulative net sales milestone					$ 25,000,000
SWK Purchase Agreement \| SWK Funding LLC
Schedule of Royalties [Line Items]
Royalty and licensing revenue		$ 26,250,000
Royalty revenue, percent received upon milestone payment	10.00%	10.00%
Milestone period		6 years
Percent received upon milestone payment, without commercialization		5.00%
Percent received without milestone payment		7.86%
Percent received without milestone payment, without commercialization		3.93%
SWK Purchase Agreement \| SWK Funding LLC \| Maximum
Schedule of Royalties [Line Items]
Royalty and licensing revenue		$ 20,625,000