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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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The cash outflow to acquire asset without physical form usually arising from contractual or other legal rights, excluding goodwill.

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The amount of purchased research and development assets that are acquired in a business combination have no alternative future use and are therefore written off in the period of acquisition.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2020	Apr. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Upfront cash payments				$ 105,200
Scenario Forecast [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Anti-hybrid rules, one-time tax provision amount			$ 15,200
Scenario Forecast [Member] \| S.R. One and Lundbeckfond [Member] \| TEPEZZA Developed Technology [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Payments to acquire intangible assets			110,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| S.R. One [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
One-time payment in exchange of milestone and royalty payments		$ 55,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Lundbeckfond [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
One-time payment in exchange of milestone and royalty payments		$ 55,000
Curzion Pharmaceuticals, Inc [Member] \| Scenario Forecast [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
In-process research and development expense			$ 45,000
Curzion Pharmaceuticals, Inc [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Upfront cash payments	$ 45,000