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Debt (Details) - USD ($)				12 Months Ended
Debt (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 11, 2020	Jul. 01, 2019	Jul. 25, 2017	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2020	Mar. 10, 2020
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit and security agreement entered date			Jul. 25, 2017
Amortization of debt issuance costs				$ 400,000	$ 200,000
Additional interest (as a percent)			5.00%
Restated Term Loan Credit Agreement
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit and security agreement entered date		Jul. 01, 2019
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity		$ 35,000,000
Debt maturity date		Jul. 01, 2024
Repayment of outstanding balance related to term loans		$ 35,000,000
Loan amount outstanding				40,000,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs				1,800,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs on restated term loan, current portion				0
Restated Term Loan Credit Agreement \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate basis (as a percent)		7.50%
Restated Term Loan Credit Agreement \| Scenario, Forecast
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity						$ 10,000,000
Additional Term Loan
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity		$ 5,000,000
Minimum revenue required to satisfy additional term loan facility		$ 100,000,000
Additional Term Loan \| Scenario, Forecast
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity						$ 15,000,000
Revolving Credit Agreement
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt maturity date		Jul. 01, 2024
Loan amount outstanding				6,500,000
Borrowing base of accounts receivable (as a percent)		85.00%
Borrowing base of finished goods inventory (as a percent)		40.00%
Revolving Credit Agreement \| Maximum
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Loan amount outstanding		$ 10,000,000
Borrowing base availability from finished goods inventory (as a percent)		20.00%
Revolving Credit Agreement \| Other Long-Term Assets
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Unamortized debt issuance costs				$ 100,000
Revolving Credit Agreement \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate basis (as a percent)		4.50%
Restated Revolving Loan
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Loan amount outstanding		$ 4,300,000
Deerfield Facility Agreement \| Subsequent Event
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument principal	$ 60,000,000
Debt instrument interest rate	4.00%
Deerfield Facility Agreement \| Unsecured and Subordinated Convertible Notes
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, call feature				Deerfield has the option to demand repayment of all outstanding principal, and any unpaid interest accrued thereon, in connection with a Major Transaction (as defined in the Convertible Note), which shall include, among others, any acquisition or other change of control of the Company; the sale or transfer of assets of the Company equal to more than 50% of the Enterprise Value (as defined in the Convertible Note) of the Company; a liquidation, bankruptcy or other dissolution of the Company; or if at any time shares of the Company’s common stock are not listed on an Eligible Market (as defined in the Convertible Note). The Convertible Note is subject to specified events of default, the occurrence of which would entitle Deerfield to immediately demand repayment of all outstanding principal and accrued interest on the Convertible Note. Such events of default include, among others, failure to make any payment under the Convertible Note when due, failure to observe or perform any covenant under the Deerfield Facility Agreement or the other transaction documents related thereto (subject to a standard cure period), the failure of the Company to be able to pay debts as they come due, the commencement of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against the Company, a material judgement levied against the Company and a material default by the Company under the Convertible Note.
Amended and restated credit and security agreement date				Jul. 01, 2019
Deerfield Facility Agreement \| Unsecured and Subordinated Convertible Notes \| Subsequent Event
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Credit and security agreement entered date	Mar. 11, 2020
Debt instrument principal	$ 60,000,000
Debt instrument interest rate	4.00%
Convertible note issued	$ 60,000,000
Debt instrument conversion price	$ 4.10
Debt instrument premium percentage	35.00%
Closing stock price per share							$ 3.04
Minimum percentage of number of shares of common stock owned by conversion of debt instrument	4.985%
Minimum percentage of change in ownership percentage entitling lender to demand repayment of all outstanding debt	50.00%