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Debt Instrument, Company Election Option For Percentage Of Interest Payable In Kind

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Number Of Consecutive Quarters For Minimum Unrestricted Cash Balance Requirement

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Debt - Narrative (Details)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details)	Aug. 31, 2020 USD ($) quarter	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Liability For Sale of Future Royalties [Line Items]
Interest expense		$ 4,608,000	$ 0		$ 4,835,000	$ 0
Senior secured debt \| Sixth Street Financing Agreement
Liability For Sale of Future Royalties [Line Items]
Credit facility capacity	$ 500,000,000
Number of fiscal quarters for Company option for interest payable in kind \| quarter	8
Debt covenant, minimum unrestricted cash balance	$ 50,000,000
Net sales for four consecutive quarters to waive minimum unrestricted cash balance requirement	$ 400,000,000
Number of consecutive quarters for minimum unrestricted cash balance requirement \| quarter	4
Senior secured debt \| Sixth Street Financing - term loan
Liability For Sale of Future Royalties [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 275,000,000
LIBOR rate floor (precent)	1.00%
Contractual interest rate (percent)		10.00%			10.00%
Effective interest rate (percent)		11.50%			11.50%
Interest expense		$ 4,356,000			$ 4,356,000
Company option for percentage of interest payable in kind (percent)	4.00%
Net proceeds from term loan	$ 260,000,000
Senior secured debt \| Sixth Street Financing - term loan \| LIBOR
Liability For Sale of Future Royalties [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)	9.00%
Senior secured debt \| Sixth Street Financing - delayed draw term loans
Liability For Sale of Future Royalties [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 225,000,000
Senior secured debt \| Sixth Street Financing - delayed draw term loans \| Currently available
Liability For Sale of Future Royalties [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 100,000,000
Forecast \| Senior secured debt \| Sixth Street Financing Agreement
Liability For Sale of Future Royalties [Line Items]
Debt covenant, minimum unrestricted cash balance				$ 80,000,000
Forecast \| Senior secured debt \| Sixth Street Financing - delayed draw term loans \| Available in first and second quarter 2021
Liability For Sale of Future Royalties [Line Items]
Principal amount				125,000,000
Net sales minimum threshold for delayed draws				$ 45,000,000