Acquisitions and Divestitures - Acquired Intangible Assets (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Preliminary Fair Values	$ 131,000
AvKARE and R&S Acquisitions
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Preliminary Fair Values	130,800
Government licenses \| AvKARE and R&S Acquisitions
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Preliminary Fair Values	$ 66,700
Weighted-Average Useful Life	7 years
Government contracts \| AvKARE and R&S Acquisitions
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Preliminary Fair Values	$ 22,000
Weighted-Average Useful Life	4 years
National contracts \| AvKARE and R&S Acquisitions
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Preliminary Fair Values	$ 28,600
Weighted-Average Useful Life	5 years
Customer relationships \| AvKARE and R&S Acquisitions
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Preliminary Fair Values	$ 13,000
Weighted-Average Useful Life	10 years
Trade name \| AvKARE and R&S Acquisitions
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Preliminary Fair Values	$ 500
Weighted-Average Useful Life	6 years

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Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of increase in assets, excluding financial assets, lacking physical substance with a definite life, from an acquisition.

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