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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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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Debt - Additional Information (Details)		1 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Details)	Oct. 23, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($)	May 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Tranche	Nov. 30, 2012 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016	Aug. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of debt						$ 0	$ 31,500,000	$ 0
Loss in connection with early extinguishment of debt						0	3,029,000	0
Proceeds from long-term debt, net of issuance costs						$ 0	$ 35,000,000	$ 0
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate						4.58%	4.50%
Pharmakon Loan Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 55,000,000.0
Number of Tranches \| Tranche				2
Loss in connection with early extinguishment of debt	$ 3,000,000.0
Prepayment premium fee	1,000,000.0
Additional consideration for prepayment of debt	1,500,000
Repayment of debt		$ 35,800,000
Pharmakon Loan Agreement \| Silicon Valley Bank
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of debt				$ 4,900,000
Pharmakon Loan Agreement \| Tranche A Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 30,000,000.0
Debt instrument, fixed interest rate (in percentage)									9.50%
Debt instrument, periodic payment						quarterly
Debt instrument, interest due and payable (in percentage)				50.00%
Repayment of debt	30,000,000.0
Payment of accrued interest on debt	$ 3,300,000
Pharmakon Loan Agreement \| Tranche B Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 25,000,000.0
SVB Loan Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 15,000,000.0
SVB Loan Agreement \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of eligible accounts receivable for borrowings (in percentage)				80.00%
SVB Loan Agreement \| Prime Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate spread (in percentage)				0.25%
SVB Loan Agreement \| Standby Letters of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit										$ 3,100,000
Third Amended and Restated SVB Loan Agreement \| Standby Letters of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		11,000,000.0
Proceeds from line of credit		6,900,000
Third Amended and Restated SVB Loan Agreement \| SVB Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 35,000,000.0
Number of monthly payments of principal and interest		36 months
Third Amended and Restated SVB Loan Agreement \| SVB Term Loan \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate (in percentage)		4.25%
Third Amended and Restated SVB Loan Agreement \| SVB Term Loan \| Prime Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread deduction on variable rate (in percentage)		0.75%
Third Amended and Restated SVB Loan Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 25,000,000.0
Line of credit						$ 0
Third Amended and Restated SVB Loan Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of eligible accounts receivable for borrowings (in percentage)		75.00%
Credit facility borrowing capacity						$ 5,600,000
Third Amended and Restated SVB Loan Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate (in percentage)		5.00%
CHCF Note
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of debt			$ 1,500,000
Payment of accrued interest on debt			$ 200,000
Proceeds from long-term debt, net of issuance costs					$ 1,500,000
Debt instrument accrues simple interest rate					2.00%
CHCF Note \| Series D Convertible Preferred Stock
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Warrants issued to purchase shares (in shares) \| shares					22,807