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| Network | 2305301 - Disclosure - Inventory (Tables) (http://www.avadel.com/role/InventoryTables) |
| Table | (Implied) |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001012477 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
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2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule of Inventory | The principal categories of inventories, net reserves of $3,223 and $806 in 2016 and 2015, respectively, are comprised of the following as of December 31:
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