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Sinovant and Sunovion License Agreements (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) item	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
License Agreement
Revenue accounted for under Topic 606		$ 333	$ 6,920	$ 525	$ 1,703	$ 797	$ 461	$ 847	$ 7,551	$ 9,481	$ 9,656	$ 5,319
Collaboration revenue - Upfront payment
License Agreement
Revenue accounted for under Topic 606										$ 1,538
Sunovion Pharmaceutics Canada, Inc. \| Collaboration revenue - Upfront payment
License Agreement
Revenue not accounted for under Topic 606	$ 1,000
License Agreement \| Sinovant Sciences, LTD
License Agreement
Notice period for termination of agreement										180 days
Number of deliverables \| item		2								2
License Agreement \| Sinovant Sciences, LTD \| Achievement of certain regulatory and commercial milestones
License Agreement
Maximum contingent milestone payment		$ 91,500								$ 91,500
License Agreement \| Sinovant Sciences, LTD \| Subsequent regulatory approval
License Agreement
Maximum contingent milestone payment		4,000								4,000
License Agreement \| Sinovant Sciences, LTD \| Clinical trial application submission
License Agreement
Proceeds from license agreement, milestone					$ 1,500
License Agreement \| Sinovant Sciences, LTD \| FDA approval
License Agreement
Revenue accounted for under Topic 606			$ 5,000
License Agreement \| Sinovant Sciences, LTD \| Additional regulatory approvals and annual sales targets
License Agreement
Remaining milestone payments		$ 86,500								$ 86,500
License Agreement \| Sinovant Sciences, LTD \| Collaboration revenue - Upfront payment
License Agreement
Revenue accounted for under Topic 606	$ 5,000