Collaborative Agreements - Roche (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Collaborative Agreements disclosures
Non-cash royalty revenue related to sale of future royalties	$ 6,291,000		$ 11,975,000
Royalties on net sales of Kadcyla	$ 195,000	$ 4,625,000	$ 195,000	$ 8,791,000
Exclusive license \| Roche \| Development and Commercialization License \| Kadcyla
Collaborative Agreements disclosures
Period in arrears to receive royalty reports and payments related to sales of Kadcyla			1 month
Non-cash royalty revenue related to sale of future royalties			$ 12,000,000
Royalties on net sales of Kadcyla			$ 195,000	$ 8,800,000

Revenue earned from sale of future royalties during the period from the leasing or otherwise lending to a third party the entity's rights or title to certain property

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1(e))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688

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