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Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail)

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Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (Merck KGaA)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Merck KGaA
 
Collaborative Arrangements And Noncollaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]  
Percentage share of eligible worldwide development expenses 70.00%thld_WorldwideDevelopmentExpensesSharePercentage
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