Segments - Operations and Assets Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from services	$ 266,012	$ 1,908	$ 518,534	$ 3,977
Product revenues	22,807	22,848	42,706	38,334
Revenue from transfer of intellectual property and other	68,281	17,673	86,898	30,202
Operating (loss) income	28,266	(25,409)	748	(82,322)
Depreciation and amortization	24,580	4,152	46,780	7,685
Net income (loss) from investment in investees	(1,988)	(804)	(4,333)	(2,565)
Total revenues	357,100	42,429	648,138	72,513
Assets	2,774,021		2,774,021		$ 2,799,188
Goodwill	691,060		691,060		743,348
United States
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	266,044	2,525	518,482	5,019
Ireland
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	71,789	19,376	93,932	31,480
Chile
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	9,597	8,698	16,580	15,150
Spain
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	4,324	4,920	8,347	8,857
Israel
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	4,420	5,942	9,162	10,155
Mexico
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	926	968	1,635	1,852
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from services	0	60	0	120
Revenue from transfer of intellectual property and other	0	0	0	0
Operating (loss) income	(17,453)	(12,905)	(41,286)	(22,882)
Depreciation and amortization	20	27	39	46
Net income (loss) from investment in investees	0	0	0	0
Assets	82,063		82,063		143,402
Goodwill	0		0		0
Segment Reconciling Items
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating (loss) income	0	(746)	0	(1,281)
Pharmaceutical | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from services	0	0	0	0
Product revenues	22,807	22,848	42,706	38,334
Revenue from transfer of intellectual property and other	68,281	17,673	86,898	30,202
Operating (loss) income	35,345	(4,660)	34,015	(42,584)
Depreciation and amortization	2,987	2,371	5,848	4,138
Net income (loss) from investment in investees	391	(804)	(4,430)	(2,565)
Assets	1,283,339		1,283,339		1,234,752
Goodwill	253,237		253,237		251,225
Diagnostics | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue from services	266,012	1,848	518,534	3,857
Revenue from transfer of intellectual property and other	0	0	0	0
Operating (loss) income	10,374	(7,098)	8,019	(15,575)
Depreciation and amortization	21,573	1,754	40,893	3,501
Net income (loss) from investment in investees	(2,379)	$ 0	97	$ 0
Assets	1,408,619		1,408,619		1,421,034
Goodwill	$ 437,823		$ 437,823		$ 492,123