Description of Business and Basis of Presentation - Schedule of Revenue Disaggregated by Product and Service Type (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 11,753	$ 5,778	$ 28,481	$ 18,398
Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. product sales
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	7,837	3,770	18,806	11,289
Other Product Revenue
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	37	40	110	579
Product
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	7,874	3,810	18,916	11,868
Concortis Biosystems Corporation
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	2,261	1,607	5,089	4,622
Bioserv Corporation
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	1,498	233	4,116	1,540
Other Service Revenue
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	120	128	360	368
Service revenue
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 3,879	$ 1,968	$ 9,565	$ 6,530