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Debt and Other Contractual Obligations - Additional Information (Detail)	1 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2017 Facility	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Facility Loan	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
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Amount owe under loan facility					$ 2,422,000
Lease agreement term					39 months
Lease agreement, expiration year					2019
Lease agreement rent free period					3 months
Capital lease term					60 months
Proceeds from equipment loans					$ 1,501,000
Rent Expense					400,000	$ 400,000	$ 300,000
Interest expense, net					$ 100,000	100,000	100,000
Loan for Equipment [Member] \| Nottingham, UK Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of loans \| Loan					2
Loans payment maturity month and year					2022-03
Loan for Equipment [Member] \| Loan One [Member] \| Nottingham, UK Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from equipment loans			$ 900,000
Interest rates at the end of period					2.09%
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from equipment loans		$ 600,000
Interest rates at the end of period					2.09%
Juniper Pharma Services [Member]
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Debt assumed				$ 3,900,000
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Number of loan facilities repaid \| Facility	1
Gain loss on refinancing of debt					$ 0
Amount owe under loan facility					$ 2,400,000
Weighted average interest rate for the period					2.76%
Juniper Pharma Services [Member] \| Regional Growth Fund [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt assumed				$ 2,500,000	$ 2,500,000
Obligation under a grant arrangement, maturity date				Oct. 01, 2017
Other income					$ 600,000	$ 700,000	$ 500,000
Term of agreement over which income was recognized					3 years
Juniper Pharma Services [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
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Loan facilities repayment period					7 years
Juniper Pharma Services [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loan facilities repayment period					15 years
Juniper Pharma Services [Member] \| Loan Facility One [Member]
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Loan repayment commencement period					2013-02
Loan facilities bear interest rate					1.95%
Loan facility interest rate description					base rate plus 1.95%
Weighted average interest rate at the end of period					2.45%
Juniper Pharma Services [Member] \| Loan Facility Two [Member]
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Loan facility interest rate description					base rate plus 2.55%
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Juniper Pharma Services [Member] \| Loan Facility Three [Member]
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Loan repayment commencement period					2013-10
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