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Revenue recognition - Reserves (Details) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
Revenue recognition - Reserves (Details) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Reserve for returns	$ 0.0
Percentage of patient's cost of branded prescription drugs related to the Medicare Part D Coverage Gap for which manufacturers of pharmaceutical products are responsible	70.00%
Maximum
Temporary supply period	60 days
Financial need period	12 months

Represents the percentage of patient's cost of branded prescription drugs related to the Medicare Part D Coverage Gap for which manufacturers of pharmaceutical products are responsible.

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No definition available.

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Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Represent maximum period over which entity may provide free product to patient under financial assistance programs, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Represents maximum period over which entity may provide free product to patient while determining insurance coverage under temporary assistance programs, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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No definition available.

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Data Type:	xbrli:durationItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Amount of liability for consideration received or receivable from customer which is not included in transaction price, when consideration is expected to be refunded to customer.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 55
-Paragraph 27
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121551570&loc=SL49130611-203046-203046

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Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

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