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Business Combinations and Contingent Consideration - Summary of Allocation of Total Purchase Price to Net Assets Acquired (Detail) (Captisol-enabled, propylene glycol-free melphalan rights [Member], USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]  
Total purchase consideration $ 7,700sppi_BusinessAcquisitionAcquiredEntityPurchasePrice
In-process research and development [Member]  
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]  
Total purchase consideration $ 7,700sppi_BusinessAcquisitionAcquiredEntityPurchasePrice
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