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Debt - 2018 Purchase Agreement and Indenture for Scilex and Bridge Loan Agreement - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)				3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 03, 2022	Feb. 16, 2022	Sep. 07, 2018	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Jun. 02, 2022	Feb. 15, 2022	Feb. 14, 2022	Oct. 05, 2018
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Loss on debt extinguishment				$ 471,000	$ 584,000	$ 5,732,000	$ 6,695,000
B. Riley Commercial Capital, LLC \| Bridge Loan Agreement \| Bridge Loan
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Loss on debt extinguishment						(900,000)
Amount of debt discount and debt issuance included in interest expense						900,000
Short-term borrowings		$ 45,000,000.0
Interest rate per annum at event of default		15.00%
Debt instrument maturity date		Jun. 16, 2022
Senior Notes \| Scilex Pharmaceuticals, Inc \| Senior Secured Notes, Due 2026
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Face value of loan			$ 224,000,000.0	74,877,000		74,877,000		$ 133,998,000
Proceeds from issuance of senior long-term debt			$ 140,000,000.0
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Amount of debt discount and debt issuance included in interest expense				1,200,000	$ 1,900,000	3,100,000	$ 4,000,000.0
Remaining principal amount	$ 41,400,000
Redemption price as a percentage of outstanding principal	100.00%
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Aggregate unrestricted cash equivalents									$ 5,000,000.0
Decrease in fair value				30,400,000		30,400,000
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Debt instrument, gain recognized				$ 0
Effective rate, description						Due to a decrease of $30.4 million in the fair value of the Scilex Notes Derivative caused by the Indenture Amendment, the carrying value of the Scilex Notes was increased by $30.4 million.
Senior Notes \| Scilex Pharmaceuticals, Inc \| Senior Secured Notes, Due 2026 \| ZTlido
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Additional principal payments, sales threshold								95.00%
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Senior Notes \| Scilex Pharmaceuticals, Inc \| Minimum \| Senior Secured Notes, Due 2026
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Senior Notes \| Scilex Pharmaceuticals, Inc \| Maximum \| Senior Secured Notes, Due 2026
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Subordinated Loan \| Scilex Pharmaceuticals, Inc \| Net Sales from Issue Date to December 31, 2021 Less than Specified Threshold \| ZTlido
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Face value of loan											$ 35,000,000.0