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Debt Instrument, Company Election Option For Payment Of Interest In Kind, Number Of Quarters After Termination Date, Maximum

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

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Net Sales For Four Consecutive Quarters To Waive Minimum Unrestricted Cash Balance Requirement

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

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Unrestricted Cash Balance, Minimum

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

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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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Debt - Narrative (Details)	1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) quarter	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) quarter	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) quarter	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2021 USD ($)
Liability For Sale of Future Royalties [Line Items]
Interest expense					$ 17,114,000	$ 7,836,000	$ 34,330,000	$ 15,567,000
Senior secured debt \| Sixth Street Financing Agreement
Liability For Sale of Future Royalties [Line Items]
Credit facility capacity	$ 750,000,000			$ 500,000,000	750,000,000		750,000,000
Increase in aggregate available under facility		$ 250,000,000
Remaining credit facility capacity	$ 125,000,000				$ 125,000,000		$ 125,000,000
Company option for percentage of interest payable in kind (percent)	4.00%				4.00%		4.00%
Number of fiscal quarters for Company option for interest payable in kind \| quarter	8				8		8
Debt covenant, minimum unrestricted cash balance	$ 80,000,000				$ 80,000,000		$ 80,000,000
Net sales for four consecutive quarters to waive minimum unrestricted cash balance requirement	$ 400,000,000				$ 400,000,000		$ 400,000,000
Number of consecutive quarters for minimum unrestricted cash balance requirement \| quarter	4				4		4
Senior secured debt \| August 2020 Loans
Liability For Sale of Future Royalties [Line Items]
LIBOR rate floor (percent)							1.00%
Contractual interest rate (percent)	11.25%				11.25%		11.25%
Interest expense					$ 11,261,000		$ 22,262,000
Senior secured debt \| August 2020 Loans \| LIBOR
Liability For Sale of Future Royalties [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)							9.00%
Senior secured debt \| Initial Term Loan
Liability For Sale of Future Royalties [Line Items]
Principal amount				275,000
Net proceeds from term loan				262,200,000
Effective interest rate (percent)	13.04%				13.04%		13.04%
Senior secured debt \| DDTL-2
Liability For Sale of Future Royalties [Line Items]
Principal amount			$ 125,000
Net proceeds from term loan			$ 123,750,000
Effective interest rate (percent)	12.25%				12.25%		12.25%
Senior secured debt \| September 2021 Loans
Liability For Sale of Future Royalties [Line Items]
LIBOR rate floor (percent)							1.00%
Contractual interest rate (percent)	10.50%				10.50%		10.50%
Interest expense					$ 5,648,000		$ 11,168,000
Senior secured debt \| September 2021 Loans \| LIBOR
Liability For Sale of Future Royalties [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)							8.25%
Senior secured debt \| 2021 Term Loan
Liability For Sale of Future Royalties [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 125,000,000				$ 125,000,000		$ 125,000,000
Net proceeds from term loan		119,722,000
Effective interest rate (percent)	12.19%				12.19%		12.19%
Senior secured debt \| DDTL-1
Liability For Sale of Future Royalties [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 100,000,000				$ 100,000,000		$ 100,000,000
Net proceeds from term loan		$ 97,778,000
Effective interest rate (percent)	11.63%				11.63%		11.63%
Senior secured debt \| 2021 DDTL Commitment
Liability For Sale of Future Royalties [Line Items]
Number of fiscal quarters after termination date for Company option for interest payable in kind \| quarter	7				7		7
Net proceeds from term loan	$ 123,307,000
Effective interest rate (percent)	11.51%				11.51%		11.51%
Senior secured debt \| Sixth Street Financing Agreement, Immediately Available Delayed Draw
Liability For Sale of Future Royalties [Line Items]
Principal amount				100,000
Senior secured debt \| Sixth Street Financing Agreement, Delayed Draw Based on Milestone
Liability For Sale of Future Royalties [Line Items]
Principal amount				$ 125,000
Component of principal amount previously related to sales milestone									$ 125,000