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Debt instrument payment commencement period.

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The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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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 and Other Contractual Obligations - Additional Information (Detail)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Facilities	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Owes due to foreign currency revaluation		$ 3,135,000
Rent Expense		300,000	$ 100,000	$ 300,000
Interest expense, net		$ 100,000	100,000	$ 25,000
Juniper Pharma Services [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt assumed	$ 3,900,000
Number of loan facilities \| Facilities		3
Withdrawn amount		$ 3,900,000
Owes due to foreign currency revaluation		$ 3,100,000
Loan facilities repayment period		15 years
Weighted average interest rate for the period		3.00%
Business acquisition maturity period		2017-10
Juniper Pharma Services [Member] \| Regional Growth Fund [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt assumed		$ 2,500,000
Deferred revenue		$ 1,500,000	$ 2,100,000
Period of income recognition on decelerated basis		3 years
Juniper Pharma Services [Member] \| Loan Facility One [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loan repayment commencement period		2013-02
Interest rate at the end of period		2.45%
Loan facilities bear interest rate		1.95%
Loan facility interest rate description		Base rate plus 1.95%
Juniper Pharma Services [Member] \| Loan Facility Two [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loan repayment commencement period		2013-10
Interest rate at the end of period		3.05%
Loan facilities bear interest rate		2.55%
Loan facility interest rate description		Base rate plus 2.55%
Juniper Pharma Services [Member] \| Loan Facility Three [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loan repayment commencement period		2013-10
Loan facilities bear interest rate		3.52%