Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]
Salary and related expenses	$ 12,140	$ 14,906
Discounts and allowances for commercial product sales	10,153	8,504
Accrued interest	6,267	2,201
Current portion of milestone rights liability	1,676	924
Deferred lease liability	944	1,304
Professional fees	818	1,136
Returns reserve for acquired product	633	1,013
Danbury facility buildout	93	846
Other	4,109	4,719
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$ 36,833	$ 35,553

Current portion of milestone right liability.

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Customer Discounts And Allowances

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Returns reserve for acquired product.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable, pertaining to costs that are statutory in nature, are incurred on contractual obligations, or accumulate over time and for which invoices have not yet been received or will not be rendered. Examples include taxes, interest, rent and utilities. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for professional fees, such as for legal and accounting services received. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable for the acquisition of merchandise, materials, supplies and services pertaining to construction projects such as a housing development or factory expansion not classified as trade payables. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Amount of deferred selling profit from direct financing lease.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 842
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Total of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for obligations related to services received from employees, such as accrued salaries and bonuses, payroll taxes and fringe benefits. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of [accrued] interest payable on all forms of debt, including trade payables, that has been incurred and is unpaid. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Amount of expenses incurred but not yet paid classified as other, due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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