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Customer, Supplier and Product Concentration - Sales and Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Gross Accounts Receivable	$ 248,938		$ 248,938		$ 258,173
Gross Sales	$ 300,880	$ 466,009	$ 730,256	$ 924,649
Customer Concentration Risk \| Gross Accounts Receivable
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage			100.00%		100.00%
Customer Concentration Risk \| Gross Sales
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Big 3 Wholesalers
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Gross Accounts Receivable	$ 181,687		$ 181,687		$ 215,361
Gross Sales	$ 245,499	$ 389,725	$ 559,080	$ 774,467
Big 3 Wholesalers \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Gross Accounts Receivable
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage			73.00%		83.40%
Big 3 Wholesalers \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Gross Sales
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	81.60%	83.60%	76.60%	83.80%
Amerisource
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Gross Accounts Receivable	$ 43,054		$ 43,054		$ 56,945
Gross Sales	$ 56,102	$ 105,971	$ 132,098	$ 185,296
Amerisource \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Gross Accounts Receivable
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage			17.30%		22.00%
Amerisource \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Gross Sales
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	18.60%	22.70%	18.10%	20.00%
Cardinal
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Gross Accounts Receivable	$ 28,880		$ 28,880		$ 40,158
Gross Sales	$ 50,192	$ 100,318	$ 117,233	$ 214,359
Cardinal \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Gross Accounts Receivable
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage			11.60%		15.60%
Cardinal \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Gross Sales
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	16.70%	21.50%	16.10%	23.20%
McKesson
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Gross Accounts Receivable	$ 109,753		$ 109,753		$ 118,258
Gross Sales	$ 139,205	$ 183,436	$ 309,749	$ 374,812
McKesson \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Gross Accounts Receivable
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage			44.10%		45.80%
McKesson \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Gross Sales
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	46.30%	39.40%	42.40%	40.60%
All Others
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Gross Accounts Receivable	$ 67,251		$ 67,251		$ 42,812
Gross Sales	$ 55,381	$ 76,284	$ 171,176	$ 150,182
All Others \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Gross Accounts Receivable
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage			27.00%		16.60%
All Others \| Customer Concentration Risk \| Gross Sales
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage	18.40%	16.40%	23.40%	16.20%