ANI Pharmaceuticals (ANIP) 10-Q 6 Nov 19 2019 Q3 Quarterly report Financial data

Document and Entity Information

Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Oct. 30, 2019
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2019
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Registrant Name	ANI PHARMACEUTICALS INC
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Central Index Key	0001023024
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Trading Symbol	ANIP
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Class C Special Stock [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		10,864
Common Stock [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		12,080,121

Condensed Consolidated Balance

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 59,673	$ 43,008
Accounts receivable, net of $47,687 and $47,705 of adjustments for chargebacks and other allowances at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	70,700	64,842
Inventories, net	46,174	40,503
Prepaid income taxes, net	814	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	5,025	4,524
Total Current Assets	182,386	152,877
Property and equipment, net	39,754	38,090
Restricted cash	5,025	5,021
Deferred tax assets, net of deferred tax liabilities and valuation allowance	36,002	27,964
Intangible assets, net	188,372	201,604
Goodwill	3,580	3,580
Other non-current assets	1,656	1,468
Total Assets	456,775	430,604
Current Liabilities
Current component of term loan, net of deferred financing costs	4,154	3,256
Convertible Debt Current Excluding Deferred Financing Costs	117,586	112,463
Accounts payable	10,953	8,884
Accrued expenses and other	3,368	1,707
Accrued royalties	5,527	8,456
Accrued compensation and related expenses	3,494	3,524
Current income taxes payable, net	0	5,022
Accrued government rebates	9,184	8,974
Returned goods reserve	15,945	12,552
Deferred revenue	496	711
Total Current Liabilities	170,707	165,549
Non-current Liabilities
Term loan, net of deferred financing costs and current component	64,873	67,296
Other non-current liabilities	8,065	496
Total Liabilities	243,645	233,341
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 12)
Stockholders' Equity
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value, 33,333,334 shares authorized; 12,088,915 shares issued and 12,076,604 outstanding at September 30, 2019; 11,862,508 shares issued and 11,851,329 shares outstanding at December 31, 2018	1	1
Class C Special Stock, $0.0001 par value, 781,281 shares authorized; 10,864 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	0	0
Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value, 1,666,667 shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	0	0
Treasury stock, 12,311 shares of common stock, at cost, at September 30, 2019 and 11,179 shares of common stock, at cost, at December 31, 2018	(723)	(659)
Additional paid-in capital	197,470	186,812
Retained earnings	22,419	11,488
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(6,037)	(379)
Total Stockholders' Equity	213,130	197,263
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 456,775	$ 430,604

Condensed Consolidated Balanc_2

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Adjustments for chargebacks and other allowances	$ 47,687	$ 47,705
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized	1,666,667	1,666,667
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued	0	0
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding	0	0
Treasury Stock, Common, Shares	12,311	11,179
Common Stock [Member]
Common Stock, Par Value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Common Stock, Authorized Shares	33,333,334	33,333,334
Common Stock, Issued Shares	12,088,915	11,862,508
Common Stock, Outstanding Shares	12,076,604	11,851,329
Class C Special Stock [Member]
Common Stock, Par Value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Common Stock, Authorized Shares	781,281	781,281
Common Stock, Issued Shares	10,864	10,864
Common Stock, Outstanding Shares	10,864	10,864

Condensed Consolidated Statemen

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
Net Revenues	$ 51,337	$ 50,703	$ 158,581	$ 144,454
Operating Expenses:
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)	15,002	15,605	45,359	52,891
Research and development	4,982	4,667	15,128	11,906
Selling, general, and administrative	14,357	11,769	41,829	30,687
Depreciation and amortization	9,473	8,548	35,048	25,056
Cortrophin pre-launch charges	195	0	195	0
Total Operating Expenses	44,009	40,589	137,559	120,540
Operating Income	7,328	10,114	21,022	23,914
Other Expense, net
Interest expense, net	(3,336)	(3,768)	(10,096)	(11,132)
Other (expense)/income, net	(33)	20	(117)	(71)
Income Before (Provision)/Benefit for Income Taxes	3,959	6,366	10,809	12,711
(Provision)/benefit for income taxes	(64)	(1,329)	120	(2,647)
Net Income	$ 3,895	$ 5,037	$ 10,929	$ 10,064
Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share:
Basic Earnings Per Share	$ 0.32	$ 0.43	$ 0.91	$ 0.85
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$ 0.32	$ 0.42	$ 0.89	$ 0.85
Basic Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding	11,879	11,706	11,826	11,659
Diluted Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding	12,085	11,804	12,060	11,767

Condensed Consolidated Statem_2

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Net income	$ 3,895	$ 5,037	$ 10,929	$ 10,064
Other comprehensive (loss)/income, net of tax:
Change in fair value of interest rate swap, net of tax	(1,024)	317	(5,658)	533
Total other comprehensive (loss)/income, net of tax	(1,024)	317	(5,658)	533
Total comprehensive income, net of tax	$ 2,871	$ 5,354	$ 5,271	$ 10,597

Condensed Consolidated Statem_3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Common Stock [Member]	Class C Special Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax [Member]	(Accumulated Deficit)/Retained Earnings [Member]	Total
Balance at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 1		$ 179,020	$ (259)		$ (4,006)	$ 174,756
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017	11,656			5
Stock-based Compensation Expense			4,954				4,954
Changes in Treasury Stock Related to Stock-based Compensation Arrangements				$ (659)			(659)
Changes in Treasury Stock Related to Stock-based Compensation Arrangements (in shares)				11
Issuance of Common Shares upon Stock Option and ESPP Exercise			2,558	$ 259			2,817
Issuance of Common Shares upon Stock Option and ESPP Exercise (in shares)	137			(5)
Issuance of Restricted Stock Awards (in shares)	65
Change in fair value of interest rate swap, net of tax					$ 533		533
Net Income						10,064	10,064
Balance at Sep. 30, 2018	$ 1	$ 0	186,532	$ (659)	533	6,058	192,465
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2018	11,858			11
Balance at Jun. 30, 2018	$ 1	0	184,531	$ (659)	216	1,021	185,110
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2018	11,828			11
Stock-based Compensation Expense	$ 0	0	1,794	$ 0	0	0	1,794
Issuance of Common Shares upon Stock Option and ESPP Exercise			207				207
Issuance of Common Shares upon Stock Option and ESPP Exercise (in shares)	30
Issuance of Restricted Stock Awards	$ 0	0	0	$ 0	0	0	0
Issuance of Restricted Stock Awards (in shares)	0			0
Change in fair value of interest rate swap, net of tax					317		317
Net Income						5,037	5,037
Balance at Sep. 30, 2018	$ 1	0	186,532	$ (659)	533	6,058	192,465
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2018	11,858			11
Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	$ 1	0	186,812	$ (659)	(379)	11,488	197,263
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018	11,863			11
Cumulative-effect of change in accounting principle	$ 0	0	0	$ 0	0	2	2
Stock-based Compensation Expense			6,773				6,773
Changes in Treasury Stock Related to Stock-based Compensation Arrangements				$ (1,031)			(1,031)
Changes in Treasury Stock Related to Stock-based Compensation Arrangements (in shares)	0			17
Issuance of Common Shares upon Stock Option and ESPP Exercise			4,852				4,852
Issuance of Common Shares upon Stock Option and ESPP Exercise (in shares)	120			0
Issuance of Restricted Stock Awards			(967)	$ 967
Issuance of Restricted Stock Awards (in shares)	106			(16)
Change in fair value of interest rate swap, net of tax					(5,658)		(5,658)
Net Income						10,929	10,929
Balance at Sep. 30, 2019	$ 1	0	197,470	$ (723)	(6,037)	22,419	213,130
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2019	12,089			12
Balance at Jun. 30, 2019	$ 1	0	194,867	$ (723)	(5,013)	18,524	207,656
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2019	12,086			12
Stock-based Compensation Expense			2,470				2,470
Issuance of Common Shares upon Stock Option and ESPP Exercise			133				133
Issuance of Common Shares upon Stock Option and ESPP Exercise (in shares)	3
Change in fair value of interest rate swap, net of tax					(1,024)		(1,024)
Net Income						3,895	3,895
Balance at Sep. 30, 2019	$ 1	$ 0	$ 197,470	$ (723)	$ (6,037)	$ 22,419	$ 213,130
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2019	12,089			12

Condensed Consolidated Statem_4

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
Net Income	$ 10,929	$ 10,064
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities:
Stock-based compensation	6,773	4,954
Deferred taxes	(6,433)	(2,581)
Depreciation and amortization	35,048	25,056
Acquired product rights and in-process research and development ("IPR&D")	2,653	1,335
Non-cash interest relating to convertible notes and loan cost amortization	5,679	6,392
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	(5,858)	(7,548)
Inventories, net	(5,671)	118
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(510)	(1,769)
Accounts payable	2,130	2,250
Accrued royalties	(2,929)	(4,709)
Current income taxes, net	(5,836)	1,480
Accrued government rebates	210	1,084
Returned goods reserve	3,393	2,566
Accrued expenses, accrued compensation, and other	1,250	1,150
Net Cash and Cash Equivalents Provided by Operating Activities	40,828	39,842
Cash Flows From Investing Activities
Acquisition of WellSpring Pharma Services Inc., net of cash acquired	0	(17,067)
Acquisition of product rights, IPR&D, and other related assets	(21,243)	(5,169)
Acquisition of property and equipment, net	(4,932)	(4,736)
Net Cash and Cash Equivalents Used in Investing Activities	(26,175)	(26,972)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
Payment of debt issuance costs	0	(153)
Payments on term loan agreement	(1,805)	(1,875)
Proceeds from stock option exercises	4,852	2,817
Treasury stock purchases for restricted stock vestings	(1,031)	(659)
Net Cash and Cash Equivalents Provided by Financing Activities	2,016	130
Change in Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash	16,669	13,000
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period	48,029	36,150
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period	64,698	49,150
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents	43,008	31,144
Restricted cash	5,021	5,006
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period	48,029	36,150
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period
Cash and cash equivalents	59,673	44,136
Restricted cash	5,025	5,014
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period	64,698	49,150
Supplemental disclosure for cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	3,627	3,763
Cash paid for income taxes	9,893	3,890
Supplemental non-cash investing and financing activities:
Property and equipment purchased and included in accounts payable	$ 479	$ 110

BUSINESS, PRESENTATION, AND REC

BUSINESS, PRESENTATION, AND RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
BUSINESS, PRESENTATION, AND RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
BUSINESS, PRESENTATION, AND RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS	1. BUSINESS, PRESENTATION, AND RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS Overview ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, ANIP Acquisition Company and ANI Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. (together, “ANI,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is an integrated specialty pharmaceutical company focused on delivering value to our customers by developing, manufacturing, and marketing high quality branded and generic prescription pharmaceuticals. We focus on niche and high barrier to entry opportunities including controlled substances, anti-cancer (oncolytics), hormones and steroids, and complex formulations. Our three pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities, of which two are located in Baudette, Minnesota and one is located in Oakville, Ontario, are together capable of producing oral solid dose products, as well as semi-solids, liquids and topicals, controlled substances, and potent products that must be manufactured in a fully-contained environment. Our strategy is to use our assets to develop, acquire, manufacture, and market branded and generic specialty prescription pharmaceuticals. By executing this strategy, we believe we will be able to continue to grow our business, expand and diversify our product portfolio, and create long-term value for our investors. Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). In our opinion, the accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, which are necessary to present fairly our financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income, and cash flows. The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2018, has been derived from audited financial statements of that date. The unaudited interim condensed consolidated results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the results that may occur for the full fiscal year. Certain information and footnote disclosure normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been omitted pursuant to instructions, rules, and regulations prescribed by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. We believe that the disclosures provided herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading when these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements are read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes previously distributed in our Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2018. Principles of Consolidation The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. Foreign Currency The Company has a subsidiary located in Canada. The subsidiary conducts its transactions in U.S. dollars and Canadian dollars, but its functional currency is the U.S. dollar. The results of any non-U.S. dollar transactions are remeasured in U.S. dollars at the applicable exchange rates during the period and resulting foreign currency transaction gains and losses are included in the determination of net income. Our gain or loss on transactions denominated in foreign currencies was immaterial for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019. Unless otherwise noted, all references to “$” or “dollar” refer to the U.S. dollar. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. In the accompanying consolidated financial statements, estimates are used for, but not limited to, stock-based compensation, revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts, variable consideration determined based on accruals for chargebacks, administrative fees and rebates, government rebates, returns and other allowances, allowance for inventory obsolescence, valuation of financial instruments and intangible assets, accruals for contingent liabilities, fair value of long-lived assets, income tax provision, deferred taxes and valuation allowance, determination of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities, purchase price allocations, and the depreciable lives of long-lived assets. Because of the uncertainties inherent in such estimates, actual results may differ from those estimates. Management periodically evaluates estimates used in the preparation of the financial statements for reasonableness. Leases At the inception of a contract we determine if the arrangement is, or contains, a lease. Right-of-use (“ROU”) assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Rent expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. We have made certain accounting policy elections whereby we (i) do not recognize ROU assets or lease liabilities for short-term leases (those with original terms of 12‑months or less) and (ii) combine lease and non-lease elements of our operating leases. Operating lease ROU assets are included in other non-current assets and operating lease liabilities are included in accrued expenses and other and other non-current liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets. As of September 30, 2019, we did not have any finance leases. Geographic Information Based on the distinct nature of our operations, our internal management structure, and the financial information that is evaluated regularly by our Chief Operating Decision Maker, we determined that we operate in one reportable segment. Our operations are located in the United States and Canada. The following table depicts the Company’s revenue by geographic operations during the following periods: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended (in thousands) September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30, Location of Operations 2019 2018 2019 2018 United States $ 50,026 $ 48,961 $ 153,088 $ 142,712 Canada 1,311 1,742 5,493 1,742 Total Revenue $ 51,337 $ 50,703 $ 158,581 $ 144,454 The following table depicts the Company’s property and equipment, net according to geographic location as of: September 30, December 31, (in thousands) 2019 2018 United States $ 26,147 $ 24,437 Canada $ 13,607 13,653 Total property and equipment, net $ 39,754 $ 38,090 Recent Accounting Pronouncements Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted In November 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance clarifying that certain transactions between collaborative arrangement participants should be accounted for as revenue under Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606 when the collaborative arrangement participant is a customer in the context of a unit of account. The guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within that fiscal year. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. We are currently evaluating the impact, if any, that the adoption of this guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements. In August 2018, the FASB issued guidance amending the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements. The amendments add, modify, and eliminate certain disclosure requirements on fair value measurements. The guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within that fiscal year. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. We are currently evaluating the impact, if any, that the adoption of this guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements. In June 2016, the FASB issued guidance with respect to measuring credit losses on financial instruments, including trade receivables. The guidance eliminates the probable initial recognition threshold that was previously required prior to recognizing a credit loss on financial instruments. The credit loss estimate can now reflect an entity’s current estimate of all future expected credit losses. Under the previous guidance, an entity only considered past events and current conditions. In April 2019, the FASB further clarified the scope of the credit losses standard and addressed issues related to accrued interest receivable balances, recoveries, variable interest rates, and prepayment. In May 2019, the FASB issued further guidance to provide entities with an option to irrevocably elect the fair value option applied on an instrument-by-instrument basis for eligible financial instruments. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of certain amendments of this guidance must be applied on a modified retrospective basis and the adoption of the remaining amendments must be applied on a prospective basis. We currently expect that the adoption of this guidance may change the way we assess the collectability of our receivables and recoverability of other financial instruments. We are currently evaluating the impact, if any, that the adoption of this guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements. We have evaluated all other issued and unadopted Accounting Standards Updates and believe the adoption of these standards will not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, balance sheets, or cash flows. Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements In October 2018, the FASB issued guidance for accounting for derivatives and hedging. The guidance provides for the inclusion of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) Overnight Index swap rate as a benchmark interest rate for hedge accounting purposes. In July 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom announced that it would phase out London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) as a benchmark by the end of 2021. As a result, the U.S. Federal Reserve identified the SOFR as its preferred alternative reference rate, calculated with a broad set of short-term repurchase agreements backed by treasury securities. Amounts drawn under our five-year senior secured credit facility bear interest rates in relation to LIBOR, and our interest rate swap is designated in LIBOR. The guidance was effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. We adopted this guidance as of January 1, 2019 on a prospective basis. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. In August 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted the final rule amending certain disclosure requirements that have become redundant, duplicative, overlapping, outdated, or superseded. In addition, the amendments expand the disclosure requirements on the analysis of stockholders’ equity for interim financial statements. Under the amendments, an analysis of changes in each caption of stockholders’ equity presented in the balance sheet must be provided in a note or separate statement. The rule was effective on November 5, 2018 and was effective for the quarter that began after the effective date. The adoption of this guidance resulted in the inclusion of the statement of changes stockholder’s equity in our interim financial statement filings. In June 2018, the FASB issued guidance simplifying the accounting for nonemployee stock-based compensation awards. The guidance aligns the measurement and classification for employee stock-based compensation awards to nonemployee stock-based compensation awards. Under the guidance, nonemployee awards are measured at their grant date fair value. Upon transition, the existing nonemployee awards are measured at fair value as of the adoption date. The guidance was effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that fiscal year. We adopted this guidance as of January 1, 2019. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. In February 2016, the FASB issued guidance for accounting for leases. The guidance requires lessees to recognize assets and liabilities related to long-term leases on the balance sheet and expands disclosure requirements regarding leasing arrangements. In July 2018, the FASB issued additional guidance, which offers a transition option to entities adopting the new lease standards. Under the transition option, entities can elect to apply the new guidance using a modified retrospective approach at the beginning of the year in which the new lease standard is adopted, rather than to the earliest comparative period presented in their financial statements. The guidance was effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and early adoption was permitted. We adopted this guidance on a modified retrospective basis effective January 1, 2019, using the following allowable practical expedients: · We did not reassess if any expired or existing contracts are or contain leases; · We did not reassess the classification of any expired or existing leases. Additionally, we made ongoing accounting policy elections whereby we (i) do not recognize right-of-use assets or lease liabilities for short-term leases (those with original terms of 12‑months or less) and (ii) combine lease and non-lease elements of our operating leases. Upon adoption of the new guidance on January 1, 2019, we recognized a right-of-use asset of approximately $0.5 million, which was reduced by approximately $10 thousand of net prepaid rents at the date of adoption, along with a lease liability of approximately $0.5 million. We also recognized total deferred tax assets of approximately $0.1 million and deferred tax liabilities of approximately $0.1 million related to book-tax basis differences. The net effect of the adoption resulted in a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings on January 1, 2019 of approximately $2 thousand.

REVENUE RECOGNITION AND RELATED

REVENUE RECOGNITION AND RELATED ALLOWANCES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
REVENUE RECOGNITION AND RELATED ALLOWANCES
REVENUE RECOGNITION AND RELATED ALLOWANCES	2. REVENUE RECOGNITION AND RELATED ALLOWANCES Revenue Recognition We recognize revenue using the following steps: · Identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer; · Identification of the performance obligations in the contract; · Determination of the transaction price, including the identification and estimation of variable consideration; · Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and · Recognition of revenue when we satisfy a performance obligation. We derive our revenues primarily from sales of generic and branded pharmaceutical products. Revenue is recognized when our obligations under the terms of our contracts with customers are satisfied, which generally occurs when control of the products we sell is transferred to the customer. We estimate variable consideration after considering applicable information that is reasonably available. We generally do not have incremental costs to obtain contracts that would otherwise not have been incurred. We do not adjust revenue for the promised amount of consideration for the effects of a significant financing component because our customers generally pay us within 100 days. All revenue recognized in the accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of operations is considered to be revenue from contracts with customers. The following table depicts the disaggregation of revenue according to contract type: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Products and Services September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30, (in thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Sales of generic pharmaceutical products $ 31,753 $ 30,287 $ 99,452 $ 83,716 Sales of branded pharmaceutical products 16,605 14,589 48,300 41,714 Sales of contract manufactured products 2,376 2,826 8,499 5,450 Royalties from licensing agreements 268 2,409 594 12,560 Product development services 75 288 806 288 Other (1) 260 304 930 726 Total net revenues $ 51,337 $ 50,703 $ 158,581 $ 144,454 (1) Primarily includes laboratory services and royalties on sales of contract manufactured products. The following table depicts revenue recognized during the following periods: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Timing of Revenue Recognition September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30, (in thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Performance obligations transferred at a point in time $ 51,262 $ 50,415 $ 157,775 $ 144,166 Performance obligations transferred over time 75 288 806 288 Total $ 51,337 $ 50,703 $ 158,581 $ 144,454 In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, we did not incur, and therefore did not defer, any material incremental costs to obtain contracts. We recognized a decrease of $6.5 million to net revenue from performance obligations satisfied in prior periods during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, consisting primarily of revised estimates for variable consideration, including chargebacks, rebates, returns, and other allowances, related to prior period sales, partially offset by royalties from licensing agreements. We recognized $6.4 million of net revenue from performance obligations satisfied in prior periods during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, consisting primarily of royalties from licensing agreements and revised estimates for variable consideration, including chargebacks, rebates, returns, and other allowances, related to prior period sales. In August 2018, we acquired WellSpring Pharma Services Inc. (“WellSpring”) (see Note 3), a contract manufacturing company that also provides technical transfer services to customers, for which services are transferred over time. As a result, we had $0.1 million of contract assets related to revenue recognized based on a percentage of completion but not yet billed at both September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and $0.5 million and $0.7 million of deferred revenue at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we recognized $56 thousand of revenue that was included in deferred revenue as of December 31, 2018. Revenue from Sales of Generic and Branded Pharmaceutical Products Product sales consists of sales of our generic and brand pharmaceutical products. Our sole performance obligation in our contracts is to provide pharmaceutical products to customers. Our products are sold at pre-determined standalone selling prices and our performance obligation is considered to be satisfied when control of the product is transferred to the customer. Control is transferred to the customer upon delivery of the product to the customer, as our pharmaceutical products are sold on an FOB destination basis and because inventory risk and risk of ownership passes to the customer upon delivery. Payment terms for these sales are generally less than 100 days. Sales of our pharmaceutical products are subject to variable consideration due to chargebacks, government rebates, returns, administrative and other rebates, and cash discounts. Estimates for these elements of variable consideration require significant judgment. A comprehensive discussion of variable consideration is included in Item 8. Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 1, Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies , in our Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2018. The following table summarizes activity in the consolidated balance sheets for accruals and allowances for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively: Accruals for Chargebacks, Rebates, Returns, and Other Allowances Administrative Prompt Government Fees and Other Payment (in thousands) Chargebacks Rebates Returns Rebates Discounts Balance at December 31, 2017 $ 28,230 $ 7,930 $ 8,274 $ 5,226 $ 1,834 Accruals/Adjustments 170,533 8,097 10,942 23,148 6,744 Credits Taken Against Reserve (156,750) (7,013) (8,376) (21,418) (6,373) Balance at September 30, 2018 $ 42,013 $ 9,014 $ 10,840 $ 6,956 $ 2,205 Balance at December 31, 2018 $ 39,007 $ 8,974 $ 12,552 $ 7,353 $ 2,009 Accruals/Adjustments 187,843 12,723 13,392 27,476 7,962 Credits Taken Against Reserve (188,504) (12,513) (9,999) (26,927) (7,714) Balance at September 30, 2019 $ 38,346 $ 9,184 $ 15,945 $ 7,902 $ 2,257 Contract Manufacturing Product Sales Revenue Contract manufacturing arrangements consists of agreements in which we manufacture a pharmaceutical product on behalf of third party. Our performance obligation is to manufacture and provide pharmaceutical products to customers, typically pharmaceutical companies. The contract manufactured products are sold at pre-determined standalone selling prices and our performance obligations are considered to be satisfied when control of the product is transferred to the customer. Control is transferred to the customer when the product leaves our dock to be shipped to the customer, as our pharmaceutical products are sold on an FOB shipping point basis and the inventory risk and risk of ownership passes to the customer at that time. Payment terms for these sales are generally less than two months. We estimate returns based on historical experience. Historically, we have not had material returns for contract manufactured products. As of September 30, 2019, the value of our unsatisfied performance obligations (or backlog) was $6.2 million, which consists of firm orders for contract manufactured products, for which our performance obligations remain unsatisfied and for which the related revenue has yet to be recognized. We anticipate satisfying these performance obligations within six months. Royalties from Licensing Agreements From time to time, we enter into transition agreements with the sellers of products we acquire, under which we license to the seller the right to sell the acquired products. Therefore, we recognize the revenue associated with sales of the underlying products as royalties. Because these royalties are sales-based, we recognize the revenue when the underlying sales occur, based on sales and gross profit information received from the sellers. Upon full transition of the products and upon launching the products under our own labels, we recognize revenue for the products as sales of generic or branded pharmaceutical products, as described above. We receive royalties from a license for patent rights initially owned by Cell Genesys, Inc., which merged with BioSante in 2009. The royalties are the results of sales and milestones related to the Yescarta® product. We recognize revenue for sales-based royalties when the underlying sales occur. We estimate variable consideration related to milestones, which requires significant judgment. Product Development Services Revenue We provide product development services to customers, which are performed over time. These services primarily relate to the technical transfer of product development to our facility in Oakville, Ontario. The duration of these technical transfer projects can be up to three years. Deposits received from these customers are recorded as deferred revenue until revenue is recognized. For contracts with no deposits and for the remainder of contracts with deposits, we invoice customers as our performance obligations are satisfied. We recognize revenue on a percentage of completion basis, which results in contract assets on our balance sheet. As of September 30, 2019, the value of our unsatisfied performance obligations for product development services contracts was $4.3 million. We expect to satisfy these performance obligations in the next 6 to 15 months. Credit Concentration Our customers are primarily wholesale distributors, chain drug stores, group purchasing organizations, and pharmaceutical companies. During the three months ended September 30, 2019, three customers represented 34%, 24%, and 23% of net revenues, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the same three customers represented 33%, 24%, and 24% of net revenues, respectively. As of September 30, 2019, accounts receivable from these customers totaled 84% of accounts receivable, net. During the three months ended September 30, 2018, three customers represented 35%, 23%, and 20% of net revenues, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the same three customers represented 34%, 23%, and 20% of net revenues respectively.

BUSINESS COMBINATION

BUSINESS COMBINATION	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
BUSINESS COMBINATION
BUSINESS COMBINATION	3. BUSINESS COMBINATION Summary On August 6, 2018, our subsidiary, ANI Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc., acquired all the issued and outstanding equity interests of WellSpring, a Canadian company that performs contract development and manufacturing of pharmaceutical products, for a purchase price of $18.0 million, subject to certain customary adjustments. Pursuant to these customary adjustments, the total purchase consideration was $16.7 million. The consideration was paid entirely from cash on hand. In conjunction with the transaction, we acquired WellSpring’s pharmaceutical manufacturing facility, laboratory, and offices, its current book of commercial business, as well as an organized workforce. Following the consummation of the transaction, WellSpring was merged into ANI Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. (“ANI Canada”). We acquired WellSpring to provide an additional technical transfer site in order to accelerate the re-commercialization of the previously-approved Abbreviated New Drug Applications (“ANDAs”) in our pipeline, to expand our contract manufacturing revenue base, and to increase our manufacturing capabilities to three manufacturing facilities. Transaction Costs In conjunction with the acquisition, we incurred approximately $1.1 million in transaction costs, all of which were expensed in 2018. Purchase Consideration and Net Assets Acquired The business combination was accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting, with ANI as the accounting acquirer of WellSpring. The acquisition method requires that acquired assets and assumed liabilities be recorded at their fair values as of the acquisition date. The following presents the final allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed on August 6, 2018: (in thousands) Total Purchase Consideration $ 16,687 Cash and cash equivalents 220 Accounts receivable 1,311 Inventories 2,197 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 361 Property and equipment 13,935 Deferred tax assets, net — Goodwill 1,742 Total assets acquired 19,766 Accounts payable and other current liabilities 2,413 Deferred revenue 666 Total liabilities assumed 3,079 Net assets acquired $ 16,687 The net assets were recorded at their estimated fair value. In valuing acquired assets and liabilities, fair value estimates were based primarily on future expected cash flows, market rate assumptions for contractual obligations, and appropriate discount rates. Goodwill is considered an indefinite-lived asset and relates primarily to intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition, such as the assembled workforce and synergies between the entities. Goodwill established as a result of the acquisition is not tax deductible in any taxing jurisdiction. There was no value ascribed to any separately identifiable intangible assets. Legacy WellSpring operations generated $1.3 million and $5.5 million of revenue and recorded a net loss of $2.4 million and $3.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information (unaudited) The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information summarizes the results of operations for the periods indicated as if the WellSpring acquisition had been completed as of January 1, 2017. Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, (in thousands) 2018 2018 Net revenues $ 51,384 $ 151,091 Net income $ 4,456 $ 7,812

INDEBTEDNESS

INDEBTEDNESS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
INDEBTEDNESS
INDEBTEDNESS	4. INDEBTEDNESS Credit Facility On December 27, 2018, we refinanced our $125.0 million five-year senior secured credit facility (the “Credit Agreement”) with Citizens Bank, N.A. by entering into an amended and restated Senior Secured Credit Facility (the “Credit Facility”) for up to $265.2 million. The Credit Facility will mature in December 2023. The principal new feature of the Credit Facility is a $118.0 million Delayed Draw Term Loan (the “DDTL”), which can only be drawn on in order to pay down the Company’s remaining 3.0% Convertible Senior Notes, which will mature in December 2019. The Credit Facility (and specifically the DDTL) has a subjective acceleration clause in case of a material adverse event. As a result, the remaining 3% Convertible Senior Notes are classified as current in the accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Credit Facility also extended the maturity of the remaining $72.2 million secured term loan balance (the “Term Loan”) to December 2023. In addition, the Credit Facility increased the previous $50.0 million line of credit (the “Revolver”) to $75.0 million. Also on December 27, 2018, we entered into an interest rate swap arrangement to manage our exposure to changes in LIBOR-based interest rates underlying our refinanced Term Loan (Note 5). The Term Loan includes a repayment schedule, pursuant to which $4.5 million of the loan will be paid in quarterly installments during the 12 months ended September 30, 2020. As a result, $4.5 million of the loan is recorded in current component of term loan, net of deferred financing in the accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated balance sheets. Amounts drawn on the Term Loan and, if drawn upon, the DDTL, bear an interest rate equal to, at our option, either a LIBOR rate plus 1.50% to 2.75% per annum, depending on our total leverage ratio or an alternative base rate plus an applicable base rate margin, which varies within a range of 0.50% to 1.75%, depending on our total leverage ratio. We incur a commitment fee on the Revolver at a rate per annum that varies within a range of 0.25% to 0.50%, depending on our leverage ratio. We also incur a delayed draw ticking fee on the DDTL at a rate per annum that varies within a range of 0.25% to 0.50%. The Credit Facility is secured by a lien on substantially all of ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s and its principal domestic subsidiary’s assets and any future domestic subsidiary guarantors’ assets. The Credit Facility imposes financial covenants consisting of a maximum total leverage ratio, which initially shall be no greater than 3.75 to 1.00, and a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, which shall be greater than or equal to 1.25 to 1.00. The primary non-financial covenants under the Credit Facility limit, subject to various exceptions, our ability to incur future indebtedness, to place liens on assets, to pay dividends or make other distributions on our capital stock, to repurchase our capital stock, to conduct acquisitions, to alter our capital structure, and to dispose of assets outside the normal course of business. The carrying value of the current and non-current components of the Term Loan as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are: Current September 30, December 31, (in thousands) 2019 2018 Current borrowing on secured term loan $ 4,512 $ 3,609 Deferred financing costs (358) (353) Current component of term loan, net of deferred financing costs $ 4,154 $ 3,256 Non-current September 30, December 31, (in thousands) 2019 2018 Non-current borrowing on secured term loan $ 65,871 $ 68,578 Deferred financing costs (998) (1,282) Term loan, net of deferred financing costs and current component $ 64,873 $ 67,296 The refinancing of the Term Loan was accounted for as a modification of our previous term loan and consequently, the remaining balance of the deferred issuance costs related to the previous term loan are included with the lenders fees associated with the refinance of the Term Loan and amortized as interest expense over the life of the Term Loan using the effective interest method. Fees paid to third parties associated with the refinance of the Term Loan were recognized as other (expense)/income, net in the accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of operations. The refinancing of the Revolver was accounted for as a modification of our previous revolving credit facility and consequently, the remaining balance of the deferred issuance costs related to the previous revolving credit facility are included with the lenders fees and fees to third parties associated with the refinance of the Revolver and amortized as interest expense on a straight-line basis over the life of the Revolver. All issuance costs allocated to the DDTL were deferred and will be amortized as interest expense on a straight-line basis over the five-year term of the DDTL. As of September 30, 2019, we had a $70.4 million balance on the Term Loan. As of September 30, 2019, we had not drawn on the Revolver or DDTL. Of the $1.1 million of deferred debt issuance costs allocated to the Revolver, $0.8 million is included in other non-current assets in the accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated balance sheets and $0.3 million is included in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated balance sheets. Of the $0.5 million of deferred debt issuance costs allocated to the DDTL, $0.4 million is included in other non-current assets in the accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated balance sheets and $0.1 million is included in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated balance sheets. Of the $1.4 million of deferred debt issuance costs allocated to the Term Loan, $0.4 million is classified as a direct deduction to the current portion of the Term Loan and is included in current component of term loan, net of deferred financing costs in the accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated balance sheets and $1.0 million is classified as a direct deduction to the non-current portion of the Term Loan and is included in term loan, net of deferred financing costs and current component in the accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated balance sheets. The contractual maturity of our Term Loan is as follows for the years ending December 31: (in thousands) 2019 (remainder of the year) $ 1,805 2020 3,609 2021 5,414 2022 5,414 2023 54,141 Total $ 70,383 Convertible Senior Notes In December 2014, we issued $143.8 million of our Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (the “Notes”) in a registered public offering. After deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and other expenses (including the net cost of the bond hedge and warrant, discussed below), the net proceeds from the offering were approximately $122.6 million. The Notes pay 3.0% interest semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year, starting on June 1, 2015, and are due December 1, 2019. In December 2018, we entered into separate, privately negotiated agreements with certain holders of our Notes and repurchased $25.0 million of our outstanding Notes. We accounted for the repurchase as an extinguishment of the portion of the Notes and recognized a loss on extinguishment of $0.5 million, which was recorded in other (expense)/income, net in the accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of operations. At the same time, we unwound a corresponding portion of the bond hedge and warrant, which are described in further detail below. As a result of unwinding this portion of the bond hedge and warrant, we received a net amount of $0.4 million. The repurchase of the Notes and the unwinding of the bond hedge and warrant resulted in a $1.7 million net reduction to additional paid-in capital (“APIC”) in the accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated balance sheets. The remaining Notes are convertible into 1,709,002 shares of common stock, based on an initial conversion price of $69.48 per share. The Notes are convertible at the option of the holder (i) during any calendar quarter beginning after March 31, 2015, if the last reported sale price of the common stock for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter is greater than or equal to 130% of the conversion price on each applicable trading day, (ii) during the five business days after any five consecutive trading day period in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes for each trading day of such period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price of our common stock and the conversion rate on each such trading day; and (iii) on or after June 1, 2019 until the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date. Upon conversion by the holders, we have elected to settle such conversion in a combination of shares of our common stock and cash. As a result of our conversion election, we separately accounted for the value of the embedded conversion option as a debt discount (with an offset to APIC) of $33.6 million. The value of the embedded conversion option was determined based on the estimated fair value of the debt without the conversion feature, which was determined using market comparables to estimate the fair value of similar non-convertible debt (Note 13); the debt discount is being amortized as additional non-cash interest expense using the effective interest method over the term of the Notes. Offering costs of $5.5 million were allocated to the debt and equity components in proportion to the allocation of proceeds to the components, as deferred financing costs and equity issuance costs, respectively. The deferred financing costs of $4.2 million are being amortized as additional non-cash interest expense using the straight-line method over the term of the debt, since this method was not significantly different from the effective interest method. We have classified the deferred financing costs as a direct deduction to the net carrying value of our Notes. The $1.3 million portion allocated to equity issuance costs was charged to APIC. A portion of the offering proceeds was used to simultaneously enter into “bond hedge” (or purchased call) and “warrant” (or written call) transactions with an affiliate of one of the offering underwriters (collectively, the “Call Option Overlay”). We entered into the Call Option Overlay to synthetically raise the initial conversion price of the Notes to $96.21 per share and reduce the potential common stock dilution that may arise from the conversion of the Notes. The exercise price of the bond hedge is $69.48 per share and the exercise price of the warrant is $96.21 per share of our common stock. Because the bond hedge and warrant are both indexed to our common stock and otherwise would be classified as equity, we recorded both elements as equity, resulting in a net reduction to APIC of $15.6 million. After the repurchase of $25.0 million of our outstanding Notes and the unwinding of the corresponding portion of the bond hedge and warrant, our remaining bond hedge had an underlying 1,709,002 common shares as of September 30, 2019 and the remaining warrant had an underlying 1,709,002 common shares as of September 30, 2019. The carrying value of the Notes is as follows as of: September 30, December 31, (in thousands) 2019 2018 Principal amount $ 118,750 $ 118,750 Unamortized debt discount (1,048) (5,648) Deferred financing costs (116) (639) Net carrying value $ 117,586 $ 112,463 We had accrued interest of $1.2 million and $0.3 million related to the Notes recorded in accrued expenses, other in our consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The following table sets forth the components of total interest expense related to the Notes and Term Loan recognized in the accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30, (in thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Contractual coupon $ 1,628 $ 1,835 $ 4,903 $ 5,393 Amortization of debt discount 1,553 1,783 4,600 5,280 Amortization of finance fees 358 370 1,078 1,111 Capitalized interest (41) (174) (152) (552) $ 3,498 $ 3,814 $ 10,429 $ 11,232

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT AND HEDGING ACTIVITY	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT AND HEDGING ACTIVITY
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT AND HEDGING ACTIVITY	5. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT AND HEDGING ACTIVITY At times we use derivative financial instruments to hedge our exposure to interest rate risks. All derivative financial instruments are recognized as either assets or liabilities at fair value on the consolidated balance sheet and are classified as current or non-current based on the scheduled maturity of the instrument. When we enter into a hedge arrangement and intend to apply hedge accounting, we formally document the hedge relationship and designate the instrument for financial reporting purposes as a fair value hedge, a cash flow hedge, or a net investment hedge. When we determine that a derivative financial instrument qualifies as a cash flow hedge and is effective, the changes in fair value of the instrument are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax in our consolidated balance sheets and will be reclassified to earnings when the hedged item affects earnings. In April 2018, we entered into an interest rate swap arrangement, which was considered a derivative financial instrument, with Citizens Bank, N.A. to manage our exposure to changes in LIBOR-based interest rates underlying our previous term loan. The interest rate swap hedged the variable cash flows associated with the borrowings under our previous term loan, effectively providing a fixed rate of interest throughout the life of the previous term loan. In December 2018, we refinanced our previous Credit Agreement and, as part of that refinancing, extended the maturity of our $72.2 million secured term loan balance to December 2023. At the same time, we terminated the original interest rate swap and entered into a new interest rate swap arrangement, which is also considered a derivative financial instrument, with Citizens Bank, N.A. to manage our exposure to changes in LIBOR-based interest rates underlying our Term Loan. We accounted for the close-out of the original interest rate swap as a termination of the interest rate swap and wrote the interest rate swap liability and accumulated other comprehensive loss balance off as of the date of termination. As there were no excluded components, there was no net impact to the consolidated statement of operations. The interest rate swap hedges the variable cash flows associated with the borrowings under our Term Loan (Note 4), effectively providing a fixed rate of interest throughout the life of our Term Loan. The interest rate swap arrangement with Citizens Bank, N.A became effective on December 27, 2018, with a maturity date of December 27, 2023. The notional amount of the swap agreement at inception was $72.2 million and will decrease in line with our Term Loan. As of September 30, 2019, the notional amount of the interest rate swap was $70.4 million. The interest rate swap has a weighted average fixed rate of 2.60% and has been designated as an effective cash flow hedge and therefore qualifies for hedge accounting. As of September 30, 2019, the fair value of the interest rate swap liability was valued at $3.0 million and was recorded in other non-current liabilities in the accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of September 30, 2019, $2.4 million, the fair value of the interest rate swap net of tax, was recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax in the accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated balance sheets. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, changes in the fair value of the interest rate swap of $0.3 million and $2.0 million, net of tax, were recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax in our unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income, respectively. Differences between the hedged LIBOR rate and the fixed rate are recorded as interest expense in the same period that the related interest is recorded for the Term Loan based on the LIBOR rate. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, $63 thousand and $0.1 million of interest expense was recognized in relation to the interest rate swap, respectively. In February 2019, we entered into an interest rate swap with Citizens Bank, N.A. to manage our exposure to changes in LIBOR-based interest rates underlying our DDTL. The notional amount of the interest rate swap is $118.0 million and will have a cash and interest impact beginning in December 2019. The interest rate swap provides an effective fixed rate of 2.47% and has been designated as an effective cash flow hedge and therefore qualifies for hedge accounting. As of September 30, 2019, the fair value of the interest rate swap liability was valued at $4.7 million and was recorded in other non-current liabilities in the accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of September 30, 2019, $3.7 million, the fair value of the interest rate swap net of tax, was recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax in the accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated balance sheets. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, changes in the fair value of the interest rate swap of $0.7 million and $3.7 million, net of tax, were recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax in our unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income, respectively. Differences between the hedged LIBOR rate and the fixed rate will be recorded as interest expense in the same period that the related interest is recorded for the DDTL based on the LIBOR rate. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, we did not record interest expense in relation to the February 2019 interest rate swap.

EARNINGS PER SHARE

EARNINGS PER SHARE	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
EARNINGS PER SHARE
EARNINGS PER SHARE	6. EARNINGS PER SHARE Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. For periods of net income, and when the effects are not anti-dilutive, we calculate diluted earnings per share by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding plus the impact of all potential dilutive common shares, consisting primarily of common stock options, shares to be purchased under our Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”), unvested restricted stock awards, stock purchase warrants, and any conversion gain on our Notes (Note 4), using the treasury stock method. For periods of net loss, diluted loss per share is calculated similarly to basic loss per share. Our unvested restricted shares contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends, and therefore are considered to be participating securities; in periods of net income, the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share excludes from the numerator net income attributable to the unvested restricted shares, and excludes the impact of those shares from the denominator. For purposes of determining diluted earnings per share, we have elected a policy to settle the principal portion of the Notes (Note 4) in cash. As such, the principal portion of the Notes has no effect on either the numerator or denominator when determining diluted earnings per share. Any conversion gain is assumed to be settled in shares and is incorporated in diluted earnings per share using the treasury method. The warrants issued in conjunction with the issuance of the Notes (Note 4) are considered to be dilutive when they are in-the-money relative to our average stock price during the period; the bond hedge purchased in conjunction with the issuance of the Notes is always considered to be anti-dilutive. Earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 are calculated for basic and diluted earnings per share as follows: Basic Diluted Basic Diluted Three Months Ended Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30, (in thousands, except per share amounts) 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 Net income $ 3,895 $ 5,037 $ 3,895 $ 5,037 $ 10,929 $ 10,064 $ 10,929 $ 10,064 Net income allocated to restricted stock (56) (51) (56) (51) (169) (101) (169) (101) Net income allocated to common shares $ 3,832 $ 4,986 $ 3,832 $ 4,986 $ 10,753 $ 9,963 $ 10,753 $ 9,963 Basic Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding 11,879 11,706 11,879 11,706 11,826 11,659 11,826 11,659 Dilutive effect of stock options and ESPP 128 98 106 108 Dilutive effect of Notes 78 — 128 — Diluted Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding 12,085 11,804 12,060 11,767 Earnings Per Share $ 0.32 $ 0.43 $ 0.32 $ 0.42 $ 0.91 $ 0.85 $ 0.89 $ 0.85 The number of anti-dilutive shares, which have been excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share was 2.2 million and 4.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 and was 2.9 million and 4.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Anti-dilutive shares consist of out-of-the-money Class C Special stock, out-of-the-money common stock options, common stock options that are anti-dilutive when calculating the impact of the potential dilutive common shares using the treasury stock method, underlying shares related to out-of-the-money bonds issued as convertible debt when applicable, and out-of-the-money warrants exercisable for common stock.

INVENTORIES

INVENTORIES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
INVENTORIES
INVENTORIES	7. INVENTORIES Inventories consist of the following as of: September 30, December 31, (in thousands) 2019 2018 Raw materials $ 33,058 $ 27,671 Packaging materials 2,958 2,563 Work-in-progress 741 1,210 Finished goods 11,379 10,620 48,136 42,064 Reserve for excess/obsolete inventories (1,962) (1,561) Inventories, net $ 46,174 $ 40,503 Vendor Concentration We source the raw materials for our products, including active pharmaceutical ingredients (“API”), from both domestic and international suppliers. Generally, only a single source of API is qualified for use in each product due to the cost and time required to validate a second source of supply. As a result, we are dependent upon our current vendors to reliably supply the API required for on-going product manufacturing. During the three months ended September 30, 2019, we purchased approximately 10% of our inventory from one supplier. As of September 30, 2019, our amount payable to this supplier was immaterial. During the three months ended September 30, 2018, we purchased approximately 36% of our inventory from one supplier. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we purchased approximately 13% of our inventory from one supplier. As of September 30, 2019, our amount payable to this supplier was immaterial. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, we purchased approximately 25% of our inventory from two suppliers.

PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT

PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT	8. PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT Property and equipment consist of the following as of: September 30, December 31, (in thousands) 2019 2018 Land $ 4,566 $ 4,558 Buildings 10,161 10,079 Machinery, furniture, and equipment 33,156 26,814 Construction in progress 3,491 5,040 51,374 46,491 Less: accumulated depreciation (11,620) (8,401) Property and equipment, net $ 39,754 $ 38,090 Depreciation expense was $1.1 million and $0.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Depreciation expense was $3.2 million and $1.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. During the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, there was $41 thousand and $0.2 million of interest capitalized into construction in progress, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, there was $0.2 million and $0.6 million of interest capitalized into construction in progress, respectively. Construction in progress consists of multiple projects, primarily related to new equipment to expand our manufacturing capability as our product lines continue to grow.

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS	9. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS Goodwill As a result of our 2013 merger with BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“BioSante”), we recorded goodwill of $1.8 million. As a result of our acquisition of WellSpring, we recorded additional goodwill of $1.7 million in 2018. We assess the recoverability of the carrying value of goodwill as of October 31 st of each year, and whenever events occur or circumstances change that would, more likely than not, reduce the fair value of our reporting unit below its carrying value. There have been no events or changes in circumstances that would have reduced the fair value of our reporting unit below its carrying value during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. No impairment losses were recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 or 2018. Definite-lived Intangible Assets Acquisition of Abbreviated New Drug Applications In March 2019, we entered into an agreement with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. to purchase a basket of ANDAs for 35 previously-marketed generic drug products for $2.5 million in cash. The transaction closed in March 2019 and we made the $2.5 million payment using cash on hand. We also capitalized $10 thousand of costs directly related to the transaction. We accounted for this transaction as an asset purchase. The $2.5 million of ANDAs are being amortized in full over their estimated useful lives of 10 years. Please see Note 13 for further details regarding the transaction. In January 2019, we entered into an amendment to three asset purchase agreements (the “Asset Purchase Agreement Amendment”) with Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. (“Teva”). Under the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement Amendment, all royalty obligations of the Company owed to Teva with respect to products associated with ten ANDAs under the original asset purchase agreements ceased being effective as of December 31, 2018. As consideration for the termination of such future royalty obligations, we paid Teva a sum of $16.0 million using cash on hand. Upon the payment of $16.0 million, the purchase price of each basket of ANDAs was increased as if the payment had been made on the initial acquisition date. As a result, we recognized cumulative amortization expense of $6.8 million upon recording the transaction. Please see Note 13 for further details regarding the transaction. In April 2018, we entered into an agreement with Impax Laboratories, Inc. (now Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc., or “Amneal”) to purchase the approved ANDAs for three previously-commercialized generic drug products, the approved ANDAs for two generic drug products that have not yet been commercialized, the development package for one generic drug product, a license, supply, and distribution agreement for a generic drug product with an ANDA that is pending approval, and certain manufacturing equipment required to manufacture one of the products, for $2.3 million in cash up front. The transaction closed in May 2018 and we made the $2.3 million payment using cash on hand. We also capitalized $0.1 million of costs directly related to the transaction. We accounted for this transaction as an asset purchase. The $1.0 million acquired ANDA intangible assets are being amortized in full over their estimated useful lives of 10 years. Please see Note 13 for further details regarding the transaction. In April 2018, we entered into an agreement with IDT Australia, Limited to purchase the ANDAs for 23 previously-marketed generic drug products and API for four of the acquired products for $2.7 million in cash and a royalty on net profits from sales of one of the products. The transaction closed in April 2018 and we made the $2.7 million payment using cash on hand. We also capitalized $18 thousand of costs directly related to the transaction. We accounted for this transaction as an asset purchase. The $2.5 million acquired ANDA intangible assets are being amortized in full over their estimated useful lives of 10 years. Please see Note 13 for further details regarding the transaction. Marketing and Distribution Rights In March 2018, we entered into an agreement with Appco Pharma, LLC (“Appco”), in which a potential generic product, Ranitidine, was to be developed and marketed. Per the agreement, we paid Appco a series of licensing fees in conjunction with certain development milestones. Ranitidine was launched in the third quarter of 2019, resulting in the final milestone payment of $80 thousand. The $80 thousand milestone payment was capitalized as an intangible asset and will be amortized in full over its estimated useful life of eight years. Please see Note 13 for further details regarding the transaction. In September 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued a public statement that some ranitidine medicines contain a nitrosamine impurity called N-nitrosdimethylamine (“NDMA”) at low levels. NDMA is classified as a probable human carcinogen (a substance that could cause cancer) based on results from laboratory tests and the cause of the presence of this impurity in the ranitidine products is not yet fully understood at this time. While the ranitidine produced for us has not been specifically recalled, we have voluntarily suspended sale of this product as we follow the investigation. The FDA does not have scientific evidence to recommend whether individuals should continue or stop taking ranitidine medicines at this time. The agency is conducting further tests to determine the risk to consumers. We will continue to evaluate the facts and circumstances around our Ranitidine product to determine if the carrying value of the intangible asset has been impacted . The components of net definite-lived intangible assets are as follows: September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 Gross Carrying Accumulated Gross Carrying Accumulated Weighted Average (in thousands) Amount Amortization Amount Amortization Amortization Period Acquired ANDA intangible assets $ 64,704 $ (28,553) $ 46,194 $ (17,093) 10.0 years NDAs and product rights 230,974 (81,070) 230,974 (62,222) 10.0 years Marketing and distribution rights 10,503 (8,498) 10,423 (7,051) 4.7 years Non-compete agreement 624 (312) 624 (245) 7.0 years $ 306,805 $ (118,433) $ 288,215 $ (86,611) Definite-lived intangible assets are stated at cost, net of amortization, generally using the straight-line method over the expected useful lives of the intangible assets. In the case of certain NDA and product rights assets, we use an accelerated amortization method to better match the anticipated economic benefits expected to be provided. Amortization expense was $8.4 million and $7.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Amortization expense was $31.8 million and $23.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. We test for impairment of definite-lived intangible assets when events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable. No such triggering events were identified during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 and therefore no impairment loss was recognized in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018. Expected future amortization expense is as follows: 2019 (remainder of the year) $ 8,405 2020 33,135 2021 31,694 2022 28,289 2023 27,541 2024 and thereafter 59,308 Total $ 188,372

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION	10. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION Employee Stock Purchase Plan In July 2016, we commenced administration of the ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2016 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. As of September 30, 2019, we have 0.2 million shares of common stock available under the ESPP. Under the ESPP, participants can purchase shares of our stock at a 15% discount. The following table summarizes ESPP expense incurred under the 2016 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and included in our accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of operations: Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, (in thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Cost of sales $ 4 $ 2 $ 10 $ 6 Research and development 7 5 16 8 Selling, general, and administrative 19 15 64 43 $ 30 $ 22 $ 90 $ 57 Stock Incentive Plan All equity-based service awards are granted under the ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Amended and Restated 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2008 Plan”). As of September 30, 2019, 0.3 million shares of our common stock remained available for issuance under the 2008 Plan. The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense incurred under the 2008 Plan and included in our accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of operations: Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, (in thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Cost of sales $ 26 $ 24 $ 75 $ 66 Research and development 213 184 545 564 Selling, general, and adminstrative 2,201 1,564 6,063 4,266 $ 2,440 $ 1,772 $ 6,683 $ 4,896 A summary of stock option and restricted stock activity under the 2008 Plan during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 is presented below: (in thousands) Options RSAs Outstanding December 31, 2017 767 86 Granted 156 65 Options Exercised/RSAs Vested (140) (33) (1) Forfeited (22) — Outstanding September 30, 2018 761 118 Outstanding December 31, 2018 759 117 Granted 160 122 Options Exercised/RSAs Vested (117) (42) (2) Forfeited (24) (3) Expired (1) — Outstanding September 30, 2019 777 194 (1) Includes 11 thousand shares purchased from employees to cover employee income taxes related to income earned upon vesting of restricted stock. The shares purchased are held in treasury and the $659 thousand total purchase price for the shares is included in Treasury stock in our accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated balance sheets. (2) Includes 15 thousand shares purchased from employees to cover employee income taxes related to income earned upon vesting of restricted stock. The shares purchased are held in treasury and the $1.0 million total purchase price for the shares is included in Treasury stock in our accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated balance sheets.

INCOME TAXES

INCOME TAXES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES	11. INCOME TAXES We use the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the period that such tax rate changes are enacted. During the three months ended June 30, 2019, we adopted an intercompany transfer pricing policy that uses the “comparable profits method” for pricing intercompany services between ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and ANI Canada. For U.S. and Canadian tax purposes, the policy was adopted in conjunction with the acquisition date of August 6, 2018. The impact on the prior periods was not material. The measurement of a deferred tax asset is reduced, if necessary, by a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. We have provided a valuation allowance against certain of our state net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards that are not expected to be used during the carryforward periods. As of December 31, 2018, we had provided a valuation allowance against ANI Canada’s net deferred tax assets of $1.9 million. As a result of the newly adopted transfer pricing policy, our assessment of the amount of ANI Canada’s deferred tax assets that are more likely than not to be realized changed. As a result, during the three months ended June 30, 2019, we released a net valuation allowance of $1.9 million related to ANI Canada. We use a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. We have not identified any uncertain income tax positions that could have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements. We recognize interest and penalties accrued on any unrecognized tax exposures as a component of income tax expense; we did not have any such amounts accrued as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. We are subject to taxation in various U.S. jurisdictions and all of our income tax returns remain subject to examination by tax authorities due to the availability of NOL carryforwards. For interim periods, we recognize an income tax provision/(benefit) based on our estimated annual effective tax rate, calculated on a worldwide consolidated basis, expected for the entire year. If we project taxable losses in any specific taxing jurisdiction, those losses are excluded from the calculation of the worldwide estimated annual effective tax rate and a resulting tax benefit is not recognized. The interim annual estimated effective tax rate is based on the statutory tax rates then in effect, as adjusted for estimated changes in temporary and estimated permanent differences, and excludes certain discrete items whose tax effect, when material, is recognized in the interim period in which they occur. These changes in temporary differences, permanent differences, and discrete items result in variances to the effective tax rate from period to period. We also have elected to exclude the impacts from significant pre-tax non-recognized subsequent events from our interim estimated annual effective rate until the period in which they occur. Our estimated annual effective tax rate changes throughout the year as our on-going estimates of pre-tax income, changes in temporary differences, and permanent differences are revised, and as discrete items occur. Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (“GILTI”), as defined in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, generated from our Canadian operations is subject to U.S. taxes, with certain defined exemptions, thresholds and credits. For financial reporting purposes we have elected to treat GILTI inclusions as a period cost. For the three months ended September 30, 2019, we recognized an income tax expense of $0.1 million. The income tax expense resulted from applying an estimated annual worldwide effective tax rate of 8.4% to pre-tax consolidated income of $3.9 million reported during the period, reduced by the net effects of certain discrete items occurring in 2019 which impact our income tax provision in the period in which they occur. Discrete items occurring during the three months ended September 30, 2019 include the impact of stock option exercises, disqualifying dispositions of incentive stock options, and return to provision adjustments. The estimated consolidated effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2018, calculated after excluding the taxable losses projected in our Canadian operations for which no tax benefit could be recognized, was 20.9% of pre-tax income reported in the period, calculated based on the estimated annual effective rate anticipated for the year ending December 31, 2018 plus the effects of certain discrete items occurring in the third quarter. Our effective tax rate was also impacted by the discrete impact of current period awards of stock-based compensation, stock option exercises, and disqualifying dispositions of incentive stock options, all of which impact the consolidated effective rate in the period in which they occur. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we recognized an income tax benefit of $0.1 million. The income tax benefit resulted from applying an estimated annual worldwide effective tax rate of 16.6% to pre-tax consolidated income of $10.9 million reported during the period, reduced by the net effects of certain discrete items occurring in 2019 which impact our income tax provision in the period in which they occur. Discrete items occurring during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 include the impact of the release of ANI Canada’s net valuation allowance, retroactive application of our newly adopted transfer pricing policy to 2018, and the impact of current period awards of stock-based compensation, stock option exercises, disqualifying dispositions of incentive stock options, and return to provision adjustments. The estimated consolidated effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, calculated after excluding the taxable losses projected in our Canadian operations for which no tax benefit could be recognized, was 20.8% of pre-tax income reported in the period, calculated based on the estimated annual effective rate anticipated for the year ending December 31, 2018 plus the effects of certain discrete items occurring in 2018. Our effective tax rate was also impacted by the discrete impact of current period awards of stock-based compensation, stock option exercises, and disqualifying dispositions of incentive stock options, all of which impact the consolidated effective rate in the period in which they occur.

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Operating Leases All our existing leases as of September 30, 2019 are classified as operating leases. As of September 30, 2019, we have eleven material operating leases for facilities and office equipment with remaining terms expiring from 2021 through 2024 and a weighted average remaining lease term of 2.6 years. Many of our existing leases have fair value renewal options, none of which are considered certain of being exercised or included in the minimum lease term. Discount rates used in the calculation of our lease liability ranged between 4.02% and 8.95%. Rent expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 consisted of the following: (in thousands) Operating lease costs $ 138 Variable lease costs 44 Total lease costs $ 182 A maturity analysis of our operating leases follows: (in thousands) Future payments: 2019 (remainder of the year) $ 48 2020 195 2021 133 2022 97 2023 40 2024 and thereafter 3 Total $ 516 Discount (33) Lease liability 483 Current lease liability (177) Non-current lease liability $ 306 Government Regulation Our products and facilities are subject to regulation by a number of federal and state governmental agencies. The FDA, in particular, maintains oversight of the formulation, manufacture, distribution, packaging, and labeling of all of our products. The Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) maintains oversight over our products that are controlled substances. Unapproved Products Two of our products, Esterified Estrogen with Methyltestosterone (“EEMT”) and Opium Tincture, are marketed without approved NDAs or ANDAs. During the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, net revenues for these products totaled $4.7 million and $6.2 million, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, net revenues for these products totaled $15.5 million and $18.3 million, respectively. The FDA’s policy with respect to the continued marketing of unapproved products is stated in the FDA’s September 2011 Compliance Policy Guide Sec. 440.100 titled “Marketed New Drugs without Approved NDAs or ANDAs.” Under this policy, the FDA has stated that it will follow a risk-based approach with regard to enforcement against such unapproved products. The FDA evaluates whether to initiate enforcement action on a case-by-case basis, but gives higher priority to enforcement action against products in certain categories, such as those marketed as unapproved drugs with potential safety risks or that lack evidence of effectiveness. We believe that, so long as we comply with applicable manufacturing standards, the FDA will not take action against us under the current enforcement policy. There can be no assurance, however, that the FDA will continue this policy or not take a contrary position with any individual product or group of products. If the FDA were to take a contrary position, we may be required to seek FDA approval for these products or withdraw such products from the market. If we decide to withdraw the products from the market, our net revenues for generic pharmaceutical products would decline materially, and if we decide to seek FDA approval, we would face increased expenses and might need to suspend sales of the products until such approval was obtained, and there are no assurances that we would receive such approval. In addition, one group of products that we manufacture on behalf of a contract customer is marketed by that customer without an approved NDA. If the FDA took enforcement action against such customer, the customer may be required to seek FDA approval for the group of products or withdraw them from the market. Our contract manufacturing revenues for these unapproved products for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were $0.5 million and $0.6 million, respectively. Our contract manufacturing revenues for these unapproved products for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were $2.0 million and $1.6 million, respectively. We receive royalties on the net sales of a group of contract-manufactured products, which are marketed by the contract customer without an approved NDA. If the FDA took enforcement action against such customer, the customer may be required to seek FDA approval for the group of products or withdraw them from the market. Our royalties on the net sales of these unapproved products for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were less than 1% of total revenues. Louisiana Medicaid Lawsuit On September 11, 2013, the Attorney General of the State of Louisiana filed a lawsuit in Louisiana state court against numerous pharmaceutical companies, including us, under various state laws, alleging that each defendant caused the state’s Medicaid agency to provide reimbursement for drug products that allegedly were not approved by the FDA and therefore allegedly not reimbursable under the federal Medicaid program. The lawsuit relates to three cough and cold prescription products manufactured and sold by our former Gulfport, Mississippi operation, which was sold in September 2010. Through its lawsuit, the state seeks unspecified damages, statutory fines, penalties, attorneys’ fees, and costs. While we cannot predict the outcome of the lawsuit at this time, we could be subject to material damages, penalties, and fines. We intend to vigorously defend against all claims in the lawsuit. Civil Action In November of 2017, we were served with a complaint filed by Arbor Pharmaceuticals, LLC, in the United States District Court, District of Minnesota. The complaint alleges false advertising and unfair competition in violation of Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act, Section 1125(a) of Title 15 of the United States Code, and Minnesota State law, and seeks injunctive relief and damages. Discovery in this action closed on March 31, 2019. A trial date has not been scheduled. We continue to defend this action vigorously. Other Commitments and Contingencies All manufacturers of the drug Reglan and its generic equivalent metoclopramide, including ANI, have faced allegations from plaintiffs in various states claiming bodily injuries as a result of ingestion of metoclopramide or its brand name, Reglan, prior to the FDA’s February 2009 Black Box warning requirement (“legacy claims”). All these original legacy claims were settled or closed out, including a series of claims in California that were resolved by coordinated proceeding and settlement. At the end of March 2019, we were served with a lawsuit in the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside, adding us as a defendant in a complaint filed in July 2017 that is alleged not to have been part of the original settled legacy claims. This new claim as well as the impact of the prior settlements on this claim is currently being evaluated by the Company, its insurers, and its legal counsel. At the present time, we are unable to assess the likely outcome of the case. Our insurance company had assumed the defense of the legacy claims and paid all losses in settlement of the California cases. We cannot provide assurances that the outcome of this new matter will not have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and operating results. Furthermore, like all pharmaceutical manufacturers, we may be exposed to other product liability claims in the future, which could limit our coverage under future insurance policies or cause those policies to become more expensive, which could harm our business, financial condition, and operating results. Our ANDA for Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate (“EES”) was originally approved by the FDA on November 27 th , 1978. We purchased the EES ANDA from Teva on July 10, 2015. In August 2016, we filed with the FDA to reintroduce this product under a Changes Being Effected in 30 Days submission (a “CBE-30 submission”). Under a CBE-30 submission, certain defined changes to an ANDA can be made if the FDA does not object in writing within 30 days. The FDA’s regulations, guidance documents, and our historic actions support the filing of a CBE-30 for the types of changes that we proposed for our EES ANDA. We received no formal written letter from the FDA within 30 days of the CBE-30 submission date, and as such, launched the product in accordance with FDA regulations on September 27, 2016. On December 16, 2016, and nearly four months after our CBE-30 submission, the FDA sent us a formal written notice that a Prior Approval Supplement (“PAS”) was required for this ANDA. Under a PAS, proposed changes to an ANDA cannot be implemented without prior review and approval by the FDA. Because we did not receive this notice in the timeframe prescribed by the FDA’s regulations, we reserved our legal right to an internal Agency appeal. We believe that our supplemental ANDA is valid, and as such continued to market the product. In addition, we filed a PAS which was approved by the FDA on November 2, 2018 with no FDA objection to our prior actions. On or about September 20, 2017, the Company and certain of its employees were served with search warrants and/or grand jury subpoenas to produce documents and possibly testify relating to a federal investigation of the generic pharmaceutical industry. The Company has been cooperating and intends to continue cooperating with the investigation. However, no assurance can be given as to the timing or outcome of the investigation.

FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES
FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES	13. FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES Fair value is the price that would be received from the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability assuming an orderly transaction in the most advantageous market at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a hierarchical disclosure framework that prioritizes and ranks the level of observability of inputs used in measuring fair value. The inputs used in measuring the fair value of cash and cash equivalents are considered to be level 1 in accordance with the three-tier fair value hierarchy. The fair market values are based on period-end statements supplied by the various banks and brokers that held the majority of our funds. The fair value of short-term financial instruments (primarily accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, accounts payable, accrued expenses, borrowings under lines of credit, and other current liabilities) approximate their carrying values because of their short-term nature. While our Notes are recorded on our accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated balance sheets at their net carrying value of $117.6 million as of September 30, 2019, the Notes are being traded on the bond market and their fair value is $125.9 million, based on their closing price on September 30, 2019, a Level 1 input. Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis Our contingent value rights (“CVRs”), which were granted coincident with our merger with BioSante and expire in June 2023, are considered contingent consideration and are classified as liabilities. As such, the CVRs were recorded as purchase consideration at their estimated fair value, using level 3 inputs, and are marked to market each reporting period until settlement. The fair value of CVRs is estimated using the present value of our projection of the expected payments pursuant to the terms of the CVR agreement, which is the primary unobservable input. If our projection or expected payments were to increase substantially, the value of the CVRs could increase as a result. The present value of the liability was calculated using a discount rate of 15%. We determined that the fair value of the CVRs was immaterial as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. We also determined that the changes in such fair value were immaterial in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018. In December 2018, we refinanced our previous Credit Agreement and, as part of that refinancing, extended the maturity of our $72.2 million secured term loan balance to December 2023. At the same time, we closed out the original interest rate swap and entered into a new interest rate swap arrangement (Note 5) to manage our exposure to the variable interest rate on our Term Loan (Note 4). The notional amount of our interest rate swap was set to match the balance of our Term Loan. The fair value of our interest rate swap is estimated based on the present value of projected future cash flows using the LIBOR forward rate curve. The model used to value the interest rate swap includes inputs of readily observable market data, a Level 2 input. As described in detail in Note 5, the fair value of the interest rate swap was a $3.0 million liability at September 30, 2019. In February 2019, we entered into an interest rate swap arrangement (Note 5), with Citizens Bank, N.A. to manage our exposure to changes in LIBOR-based interest rates underlying our DDTL (Note 4). The fair value of our interest rate swap was estimated based on the present value of projected future cash flows using the LIBOR forward rate curve. The model used to value the interest rate swap included inputs of readily observable market data, a Level 2 input. As described in detail in Note 5, the fair value of the interest rate swap was a $4.7 million liability at September 30, 2019. The following table presents our financial assets and liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, by level within the fair value hierarchy: (in thousands) Fair Value at Description September 30, 2019 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Liabilities Interest rate swap $ 7,757 $ — $ 7,757 $ — CVRs $ — $ — $ — $ — Fair Value at Description December 31, 2018 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Liabilities Interest rate swap $ 496 $ — $ 496 $ — CVRs $ — $ — $ — $ — Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis We do not have any financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis. Non-Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis We do not have any non-financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Non-Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis We measure our long-lived assets, including property, plant, and equipment, ROU assets, intangible assets, and goodwill, at fair value on a non-recurring basis. These assets are recognized at fair value when they are deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired. No such fair value impairment was recognized in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018. Please see Note 3 for discussion of assets and liabilities acquired in the acquisition of WellSpring. Acquired Non-Financial Assets Measured at Fair Value In June 2019, we acquired from Coeptis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. seven development stage generic products, as well as API and reference-listed drug inventory related to certain of the products for a payment of $2.3 million. The entire payment, and $24 thousand of transaction costs directly related to the acquisition, was recorded as research and development expense because the potential generic products have significant remaining work required in order to commercialize the products and do not have an alternative future use. In addition, we could make up to $12.0 million in payments for certain development and commercial milestones. These milestones were determined to be contingent liabilities and will be accrued when they are both estimable and probable. In March 2019, we entered into an agreement with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. to purchase a basket of ANDAs for 35 previously-marketed generic drug products for $2.5 million in cash (Note 9). We made the $2.5 million cash payment using cash on hand and capitalized $10 thousand of costs directly related to the asset purchase. We accounted for this transaction as an asset purchase. The $2.5 million of ANDAs were recorded at their relative fair value, determined using Level 3 unobservable inputs. In order to determine the fair value of the product rights intangible assets, we used the present value of the estimated cash flows related to the product rights, using a discount rate of 15%. The ANDAs will be amortized in full over their 10‑year useful lives and will be tested for impairment when events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. No such triggering events were identified during the period from the date of acquisition to September 30, 2019 and therefore no impairment loss was recognized for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. In January 2019, we entered into an amendment to asset purchase agreements with Teva related to three purchases of baskets of ANDAs. Under the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement Amendment, all royalty obligations of the Company owed to Teva with respect to products associated with ten ANDAs under the original asset purchase agreements ceased being effective as of December 31, 2018. As consideration for the termination of such future royalty obligations, we paid Teva a sum of $16.0 million in cash (Note 9). Upon payment of $16.0 million, the purchase price of each basket of ANDAs was increased to reflect the subsequent payment as if that payment had been made on the initial acquisition date. As a result, in addition to increasing the carrying value of the acquired ANDA intangible assets by $9.2 million, we recognized cumulative amortization expense of $6.8 million. The payment was allocated to the three ANDA baskets based on the relative fair value of the ANDA baskets, which were determined using Level 3 unobservable inputs. In order to determine the fair value of the acquired ANDA intangible assets, we used the present value of the estimated cash flows related to the ANDAs, using a discount rate of 12%. The additional carrying value will be amortized over the remaining useful lives of the three ANDA baskets and will be tested for impairment when events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. No such triggering events were identified during the period from the date of acquisition to September 30, 2019 and therefore no impairment loss was recognized for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. In April 2018, we entered into an agreement with Impax Laboratories, Inc. (now Amneal) to purchase the approved ANDAs for three previously-commercialized generic drug products, the approved ANDAs for two generic drug products that have not yet been commercialized, the development package for one generic drug product, a license, supply, and distribution agreement for a generic drug product with an ANDA that is pending approval, and certain manufacturing equipment required to manufacture one of the products, for $2.3 million in cash (Note 9). At the same time, we entered into a supply agreement with Amneal under which we may elect to purchase the finished goods for one of the products for up to 17 months beginning October 1, 2019, under certain conditions. If we do elect to purchase the finished goods from Amneal for this period, we may be required to pay a milestone payment of up to $10.0 million upon launch, depending on the number of competitors selling the product at the time of launch. This milestone payment was determined to be contingent consideration and will be recognized when the contingency is resolved. The launch of one of the acquired products had the potential to trigger a milestone payment of $25.0 million to Teva, depending on the number of competitors selling the product at the time of launch. We recently launched this product and the payment was not triggered. As a result, no payment was owed, and this contingent liability has been resolved. However, depending on the number of competitors selling the product one year after the launch date, we could be required to pay a second milestone of $15.0 million to Teva. This milestone was determined to be a contingent liability and will be recognized when it is both estimable and probable. Because we do not believe this milestone is probable, we did not record a contingent liability for the milestone. We made the $2.3 million cash payment using cash on hand and capitalized $0.1 million of costs directly related to the asset purchase. We accounted for this transaction as an asset purchase. The $1.0 million acquired ANDA intangible assets were recorded at their relative fair value, determined using Level 3 unobservable inputs. In order to determine the fair value of the acquired ANDA intangible assets, we used the present value of the estimated cash flows related to the approved ANDAs, using discount rates of 10 to 15%. The acquired ANDAs will be amortized in full over their 10‑year useful lives and will be tested for impairment when events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable. The $58 thousand of manufacturing equipment used to manufacture one of the products was recorded at its relative fair value, based on the estimated net book value of the equipment purchased. The equipment will be amortized in full over its 5‑year useful life and will be tested for impairment when events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. No such triggering events were identified during the period from the date of acquisition to September 30, 2019 and therefore no impairment loss was recognized for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The $1.3 million of in-process research and development related to products with significant further work required in order to commercialize the products, and for which there is no alternative future use. The in-process research and development was recorded at its relative fair value, determined using Level 3 unobservable inputs. In order to determine the fair value of the in-process research and development, we used the present value of the estimated cash flows related to the products, using a discount rate of 75%, reflective of the higher risk associated with these products. As the transaction was accounted for as an asset purchase, the $1.3 million of in-process research and development was immediately recognized as research and development expense. In April 2018, we entered into an agreement with IDT Australia, Limited to purchase the ANDAs for 23 previously-marketed generic drug products and API for four of the acquired products for $2.7 million in cash and a single-digit royalty on net profits from sales of one of the products (Note 9). We made the $2.7 million cash payment using cash on hand and capitalized $18 thousand of costs directly related to the asset purchase. We accounted for this transaction as an asset purchase. The $2.5 million acquired ANDA intangible assets were recorded at their relative fair value, determined using Level 3 unobservable inputs. In order to determine the fair value of the product rights intangible assets, we used the present value of the estimated cash flows related to the product rights, using discount rates of 10% to 15%. The acquired ANDA intangible assets will be amortized in full over their 10‑year useful lives and will be tested for impairment when events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. No such triggering events were identified during the period from the date of acquisition to September 30, 2019 and therefore no impairment loss was recognized for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. We also recorded $0.2 million of raw materials inventory, measured at fair value. The fair value of the raw materials inventory was determined based on the estimated replacement cost. In March 2018, we entered into an agreement with Appco, in which a potential generic product, Ranitidine, was to be developed and marketed. Per the agreement, we paid Appco a series of licensing fees in conjunction with certain development milestones. Ranitidine was launched in the third quarter of 2019, resulting in the final milestone payment of $80 thousand. The $80 thousand milestone payment was capitalized as an intangible asset and will be amortized in full over its estimated useful life of eight years. In September 2019, the FDA issued a public statement that some ranitidine medicines contain a nitrosamine impurity referred to as NDMA at low levels. NDMA is classified as a probable human carcinogen (a substance that could cause cancer) based on results from laboratory tests and the cause of the presence of this impurity in the ranitidine products is not yet fully understood at this time. While the ranitidine produced for us has not been specifically recalled, we have voluntarily suspended sale of this product as we follow the investigation. The FDA does not have scientific evidence to recommend whether individuals should continue or stop taking ranitidine medicines at this time. The agency is conducting further tests to determine the risk to consumers. We will continue to evaluate the facts and circumstances around our Ranitidine product to determine if the carrying value of the intangible asset has been impacted .

CORTROPHIN PRE-LAUNCH CHARGES

CORTROPHIN PRE-LAUNCH CHARGES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
CORTROPHIN PRE-LAUNCH CHARGES
CORTROPHIN PRE-LAUNCH CHARGES	14. CORTROPHIN PRE-LAUNCH CHARGES In January 2016, we acquired the right, title and interest in the NDAs for Cortrophin Gel and Cortrophin-Zinc. Subsequently, we have assembled a Cortrophin re-commercialization team of scientists, executed a long-term supply agreement with a supplier of pig pituitary glands, our primary raw material for corticotrophin API, executed a long-term supply agreement with an API manufacturer, with whom we have advanced the manufacture of corticotropin API via manufacture of commercial-scale batches, and executed a long-term commercial supply agreement with a current good manufacturing practice (“cGMP”) aseptic fill contract manufacturer. Prior to the three months ended September 30, 2019, all purchases of material, including pig pituitary glands and API, related to the re-commercialization efforts have been consumed in research and development activities and recognized as research and development expense in the period in which they were incurred. In the three months ended September 30, 2019, we began purchasing materials that are intended to be used commercially in anticipation of FDA approval of Cortrophin Gel and the resultant product launch. Under U.S. GAAP, we cannot capitalize these pre-launch purchases of materials as inventory prior to FDA approval, and accordingly, they are charged to expense in the period in which they are incurred. We expect these pre-launch purchases of material to increase significantly in the future as we build raw materials, API and finished goods for the expected launch of this product. During the three months ended September 30, 2019, we incurred related charges for the purchase of materials of $0.2 million. In the future, we also expect to incur other charges directly related to the Cortrophin pre-launch commercialization efforts, including, but not limited to, sales and marketing and consulting expenses, which will vary in frequency and impact on our results of operations.

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BUSINESS, PRESENTATION, AND RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS (Policies)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
BUSINESS, PRESENTATION, AND RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). In our opinion, the accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, which are necessary to present fairly our financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income, and cash flows. The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2018, has been derived from audited financial statements of that date. The unaudited interim condensed consolidated results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the results that may occur for the full fiscal year. Certain information and footnote disclosure normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been omitted pursuant to instructions, rules, and regulations prescribed by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. We believe that the disclosures provided herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading when these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements are read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes previously distributed in our Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2018.
Principles of consolidation	Principles of Consolidation The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.
Foreign Currency	Foreign Currency The Company has a subsidiary located in Canada. The subsidiary conducts its transactions in U.S. dollars and Canadian dollars, but its functional currency is the U.S. dollar. The results of any non-U.S. dollar transactions are remeasured in U.S. dollars at the applicable exchange rates during the period and resulting foreign currency transaction gains and losses are included in the determination of net income. Our gain or loss on transactions denominated in foreign currencies was immaterial for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019. Unless otherwise noted, all references to “$” or “dollar” refer to the U.S. dollar.
Use of Estimates	Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. In the accompanying consolidated financial statements, estimates are used for, but not limited to, stock-based compensation, revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts, variable consideration determined based on accruals for chargebacks, administrative fees and rebates, government rebates, returns and other allowances, allowance for inventory obsolescence, valuation of financial instruments and intangible assets, accruals for contingent liabilities, fair value of long-lived assets, income tax provision, deferred taxes and valuation allowance, determination of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities, purchase price allocations, and the depreciable lives of long-lived assets. Because of the uncertainties inherent in such estimates, actual results may differ from those estimates. Management periodically evaluates estimates used in the preparation of the financial statements for reasonableness.
Leases	Leases At the inception of a contract we determine if the arrangement is, or contains, a lease. Right-of-use (“ROU”) assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Rent expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. We have made certain accounting policy elections whereby we (i) do not recognize ROU assets or lease liabilities for short-term leases (those with original terms of 12‑months or less) and (ii) combine lease and non-lease elements of our operating leases. Operating lease ROU assets are included in other non-current assets and operating lease liabilities are included in accrued expenses and other and other non-current liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets. As of September 30, 2019, we did not have any finance leases.
Geographic Information	Geographic Information Based on the distinct nature of our operations, our internal management structure, and the financial information that is evaluated regularly by our Chief Operating Decision Maker, we determined that we operate in one reportable segment. Our operations are located in the United States and Canada. The following table depicts the Company’s revenue by geographic operations during the following periods: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended (in thousands) September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30, Location of Operations 2019 2018 2019 2018 United States $ 50,026 $ 48,961 $ 153,088 $ 142,712 Canada 1,311 1,742 5,493 1,742 Total Revenue $ 51,337 $ 50,703 $ 158,581 $ 144,454 The following table depicts the Company’s property and equipment, net according to geographic location as of: September 30, December 31, (in thousands) 2019 2018 United States $ 26,147 $ 24,437 Canada $ 13,607 13,653 Total property and equipment, net $ 39,754 $ 38,090
Recent Accounting Pronouncements	Recent Accounting Pronouncements Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted In November 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance clarifying that certain transactions between collaborative arrangement participants should be accounted for as revenue under Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606 when the collaborative arrangement participant is a customer in the context of a unit of account. The guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within that fiscal year. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. We are currently evaluating the impact, if any, that the adoption of this guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements. In August 2018, the FASB issued guidance amending the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements. The amendments add, modify, and eliminate certain disclosure requirements on fair value measurements. The guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within that fiscal year. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. We are currently evaluating the impact, if any, that the adoption of this guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements. In June 2016, the FASB issued guidance with respect to measuring credit losses on financial instruments, including trade receivables. The guidance eliminates the probable initial recognition threshold that was previously required prior to recognizing a credit loss on financial instruments. The credit loss estimate can now reflect an entity’s current estimate of all future expected credit losses. Under the previous guidance, an entity only considered past events and current conditions. In April 2019, the FASB further clarified the scope of the credit losses standard and addressed issues related to accrued interest receivable balances, recoveries, variable interest rates, and prepayment. In May 2019, the FASB issued further guidance to provide entities with an option to irrevocably elect the fair value option applied on an instrument-by-instrument basis for eligible financial instruments. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of certain amendments of this guidance must be applied on a modified retrospective basis and the adoption of the remaining amendments must be applied on a prospective basis. We currently expect that the adoption of this guidance may change the way we assess the collectability of our receivables and recoverability of other financial instruments. We are currently evaluating the impact, if any, that the adoption of this guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements. We have evaluated all other issued and unadopted Accounting Standards Updates and believe the adoption of these standards will not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, balance sheets, or cash flows. Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements In October 2018, the FASB issued guidance for accounting for derivatives and hedging. The guidance provides for the inclusion of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) Overnight Index swap rate as a benchmark interest rate for hedge accounting purposes. In July 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom announced that it would phase out London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) as a benchmark by the end of 2021. As a result, the U.S. Federal Reserve identified the SOFR as its preferred alternative reference rate, calculated with a broad set of short-term repurchase agreements backed by treasury securities. Amounts drawn under our five-year senior secured credit facility bear interest rates in relation to LIBOR, and our interest rate swap is designated in LIBOR. The guidance was effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. We adopted this guidance as of January 1, 2019 on a prospective basis. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. In August 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted the final rule amending certain disclosure requirements that have become redundant, duplicative, overlapping, outdated, or superseded. In addition, the amendments expand the disclosure requirements on the analysis of stockholders’ equity for interim financial statements. Under the amendments, an analysis of changes in each caption of stockholders’ equity presented in the balance sheet must be provided in a note or separate statement. The rule was effective on November 5, 2018 and was effective for the quarter that began after the effective date. The adoption of this guidance resulted in the inclusion of the statement of changes stockholder’s equity in our interim financial statement filings. In June 2018, the FASB issued guidance simplifying the accounting for nonemployee stock-based compensation awards. The guidance aligns the measurement and classification for employee stock-based compensation awards to nonemployee stock-based compensation awards. Under the guidance, nonemployee awards are measured at their grant date fair value. Upon transition, the existing nonemployee awards are measured at fair value as of the adoption date. The guidance was effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that fiscal year. We adopted this guidance as of January 1, 2019. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. In February 2016, the FASB issued guidance for accounting for leases. The guidance requires lessees to recognize assets and liabilities related to long-term leases on the balance sheet and expands disclosure requirements regarding leasing arrangements. In July 2018, the FASB issued additional guidance, which offers a transition option to entities adopting the new lease standards. Under the transition option, entities can elect to apply the new guidance using a modified retrospective approach at the beginning of the year in which the new lease standard is adopted, rather than to the earliest comparative period presented in their financial statements. The guidance was effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and early adoption was permitted. We adopted this guidance on a modified retrospective basis effective January 1, 2019, using the following allowable practical expedients: · We did not reassess if any expired or existing contracts are or contain leases; · We did not reassess the classification of any expired or existing leases. Additionally, we made ongoing accounting policy elections whereby we (i) do not recognize right-of-use assets or lease liabilities for short-term leases (those with original terms of 12‑months or less) and (ii) combine lease and non-lease elements of our operating leases. Upon adoption of the new guidance on January 1, 2019, we recognized a right-of-use asset of approximately $0.5 million, which was reduced by approximately $10 thousand of net prepaid rents at the date of adoption, along with a lease liability of approximately $0.5 million. We also recognized total deferred tax assets of approximately $0.1 million and deferred tax liabilities of approximately $0.1 million related to book-tax basis differences. The net effect of the adoption resulted in a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings on January 1, 2019 of approximately $2 thousand.

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BUSINESS, PRESENTATION, AND RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
BUSINESS, PRESENTATION, AND RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Schedule of revenue from company's revenue by geographic operations	The following table depicts the Company’s revenue by geographic operations during the following periods: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended (in thousands) September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30, Location of Operations 2019 2018 2019 2018 United States $ 50,026 $ 48,961 $ 153,088 $ 142,712 Canada 1,311 1,742 5,493 1,742 Total Revenue $ 51,337 $ 50,703 $ 158,581 $ 144,454
Schedule of company's property and equipment, net according to geographic location	The following table depicts the Company’s property and equipment, net according to geographic location as of: September 30, December 31, (in thousands) 2019 2018 United States $ 26,147 $ 24,437 Canada $ 13,607 13,653 Total property and equipment, net $ 39,754 $ 38,090

REVENUE RECOGNITION AND RELAT_2

REVENUE RECOGNITION AND RELATED ALLOWANCES (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
REVENUE RECOGNITION AND RELATED ALLOWANCES
Schedule of disaggregation of revenue and revenue recognized	The following table depicts the disaggregation of revenue according to contract type: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Products and Services September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30, (in thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Sales of generic pharmaceutical products $ 31,753 $ 30,287 $ 99,452 $ 83,716 Sales of branded pharmaceutical products 16,605 14,589 48,300 41,714 Sales of contract manufactured products 2,376 2,826 8,499 5,450 Royalties from licensing agreements 268 2,409 594 12,560 Product development services 75 288 806 288 Other (1) 260 304 930 726 Total net revenues $ 51,337 $ 50,703 $ 158,581 $ 144,454 (1) Primarily includes laboratory services and royalties on sales of contract manufactured products. The following table depicts revenue recognized during the following periods: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Timing of Revenue Recognition September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30, (in thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Performance obligations transferred at a point in time $ 51,262 $ 50,415 $ 157,775 $ 144,166 Performance obligations transferred over time 75 288 806 288 Total $ 51,337 $ 50,703 $ 158,581 $ 144,454
Schedule of accruals and allowances	The following table summarizes activity in the consolidated balance sheets for accruals and allowances for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively: Accruals for Chargebacks, Rebates, Returns, and Other Allowances Administrative Prompt Government Fees and Other Payment (in thousands) Chargebacks Rebates Returns Rebates Discounts Balance at December 31, 2017 $ 28,230 $ 7,930 $ 8,274 $ 5,226 $ 1,834 Accruals/Adjustments 170,533 8,097 10,942 23,148 6,744 Credits Taken Against Reserve (156,750) (7,013) (8,376) (21,418) (6,373) Balance at September 30, 2018 $ 42,013 $ 9,014 $ 10,840 $ 6,956 $ 2,205 Balance at December 31, 2018 $ 39,007 $ 8,974 $ 12,552 $ 7,353 $ 2,009 Accruals/Adjustments 187,843 12,723 13,392 27,476 7,962 Credits Taken Against Reserve (188,504) (12,513) (9,999) (26,927) (7,714) Balance at September 30, 2019 $ 38,346 $ 9,184 $ 15,945 $ 7,902 $ 2,257

BUSINESS COMBINATION (Tables)

BUSINESS COMBINATION (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
BUSINESS COMBINATION
Schedule of preliminary allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed	The following presents the final allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed on August 6, 2018: (in thousands) Total Purchase Consideration $ 16,687 Cash and cash equivalents 220 Accounts receivable 1,311 Inventories 2,197 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 361 Property and equipment 13,935 Deferred tax assets, net — Goodwill 1,742 Total assets acquired 19,766 Accounts payable and other current liabilities 2,413 Deferred revenue 666 Total liabilities assumed 3,079 Net assets acquired $ 16,687
Schedule of unaudited proforma condensed financial information for the results of operations	The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information summarizes the results of operations for the periods indicated as if the WellSpring acquisition had been completed as of January 1, 2017. Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, (in thousands) 2018 2018 Net revenues $ 51,384 $ 151,091 Net income $ 4,456 $ 7,812

INDEBTEDNESS (Tables)

INDEBTEDNESS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
INDEBTEDNESS
Schedule of carrying value of the current and non-current components of the term loan	The carrying value of the current and non-current components of the Term Loan as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are: Current September 30, December 31, (in thousands) 2019 2018 Current borrowing on secured term loan $ 4,512 $ 3,609 Deferred financing costs (358) (353) Current component of term loan, net of deferred financing costs $ 4,154 $ 3,256 Non-current September 30, December 31, (in thousands) 2019 2018 Non-current borrowing on secured term loan $ 65,871 $ 68,578 Deferred financing costs (998) (1,282) Term loan, net of deferred financing costs and current component $ 64,873 $ 67,296
Schedule of contractual maturity of term loan	The contractual maturity of our Term Loan is as follows for the years ending December 31: (in thousands) 2019 (remainder of the year) $ 1,805 2020 3,609 2021 5,414 2022 5,414 2023 54,141 Total $ 70,383
Summary of carrying value of the notes	The carrying value of the Notes is as follows as of: September 30, December 31, (in thousands) 2019 2018 Principal amount $ 118,750 $ 118,750 Unamortized debt discount (1,048) (5,648) Deferred financing costs (116) (639) Net carrying value $ 117,586 $ 112,463
Schedule of components of total interest expense related to the notes and term loan	The following table sets forth the components of total interest expense related to the Notes and Term Loan recognized in the accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30, (in thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Contractual coupon $ 1,628 $ 1,835 $ 4,903 $ 5,393 Amortization of debt discount 1,553 1,783 4,600 5,280 Amortization of finance fees 358 370 1,078 1,111 Capitalized interest (41) (174) (152) (552) $ 3,498 $ 3,814 $ 10,429 $ 11,232

EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
EARNINGS PER SHARE
Schedule of Earnings per share, basic and diluted	Earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 are calculated for basic and diluted earnings per share as follows: Basic Diluted Basic Diluted Three Months Ended Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30, (in thousands, except per share amounts) 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 Net income $ 3,895 $ 5,037 $ 3,895 $ 5,037 $ 10,929 $ 10,064 $ 10,929 $ 10,064 Net income allocated to restricted stock (56) (51) (56) (51) (169) (101) (169) (101) Net income allocated to common shares $ 3,832 $ 4,986 $ 3,832 $ 4,986 $ 10,753 $ 9,963 $ 10,753 $ 9,963 Basic Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding 11,879 11,706 11,879 11,706 11,826 11,659 11,826 11,659 Dilutive effect of stock options and ESPP 128 98 106 108 Dilutive effect of Notes 78 — 128 — Diluted Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding 12,085 11,804 12,060 11,767 Earnings Per Share $ 0.32 $ 0.43 $ 0.32 $ 0.42 $ 0.91 $ 0.85 $ 0.89 $ 0.85 The number of anti-dilutive shares, which have been excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share was 2.2 million and 4.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 and was 2.9 million and 4.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Anti-dilutive shares consist of out-of-the-money Class C Special stock, out-of-the-money common stock options, common stock options that are anti-dilutive when calculating the impact of the potential dilutive common shares using the treasury stock method, underlying shares related to out-of-the-money bonds issued as convertible debt when applicable, and out-of-the-money warrants exercisable for common stock.

INVENTORIES (Tables)

INVENTORIES (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
INVENTORIES
Schedule of Inventories	Inventories consist of the following as of: September 30, December 31, (in thousands) 2019 2018 Raw materials $ 33,058 $ 27,671 Packaging materials 2,958 2,563 Work-in-progress 741 1,210 Finished goods 11,379 10,620 48,136 42,064 Reserve for excess/obsolete inventories (1,962) (1,561) Inventories, net $ 46,174 $ 40,503

PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT

PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT
Schedule of Property, plant and equipment	Property and equipment consist of the following as of: September 30, December 31, (in thousands) 2019 2018 Land $ 4,566 $ 4,558 Buildings 10,161 10,079 Machinery, furniture, and equipment 33,156 26,814 Construction in progress 3,491 5,040 51,374 46,491 Less: accumulated depreciation (11,620) (8,401) Property and equipment, net $ 39,754 $ 38,090

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Schedule of components of net definite-lived intangible assets	The components of net definite-lived intangible assets are as follows: September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018 Gross Carrying Accumulated Gross Carrying Accumulated Weighted Average (in thousands) Amount Amortization Amount Amortization Amortization Period Acquired ANDA intangible assets $ 64,704 $ (28,553) $ 46,194 $ (17,093) 10.0 years NDAs and product rights 230,974 (81,070) 230,974 (62,222) 10.0 years Marketing and distribution rights 10,503 (8,498) 10,423 (7,051) 4.7 years Non-compete agreement 624 (312) 624 (245) 7.0 years $ 306,805 $ (118,433) $ 288,215 $ (86,611)
Schedule of expected future amortization expense	Expected future amortization expense is as follows: 2019 (remainder of the year) $ 8,405 2020 33,135 2021 31,694 2022 28,289 2023 27,541 2024 and thereafter 59,308 Total $ 188,372

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Table

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Schedule of ESPP expense incurred under the 2016 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and stock-based compensation expense incurred under the 2008 Plan	The following table summarizes ESPP expense incurred under the 2016 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and included in our accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of operations: Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, (in thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Cost of sales $ 4 $ 2 $ 10 $ 6 Research and development 7 5 16 8 Selling, general, and administrative 19 15 64 43 $ 30 $ 22 $ 90 $ 57 The following table susmmarizes stock-based compensation expense incurred under the 2008 Plan and included in our accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of operations: Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, (in thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018 Cost of sales $ 26 $ 24 $ 75 $ 66 Research and development 213 184 545 564 Selling, general, and adminstrative 2,201 1,564 6,063 4,266 $ 2,440 $ 1,772 $ 6,683 $ 4,896
Summary of Stock option and restricted stock activity	A summary of stock option and restricted stock activity under the 2008 Plan during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 is presented below: (in thousands) Options RSAs Outstanding December 31, 2017 767 86 Granted 156 65 Options Exercised/RSAs Vested (140) (33) (1) Forfeited (22) — Outstanding September 30, 2018 761 118 Outstanding December 31, 2018 759 117 Granted 160 122 Options Exercised/RSAs Vested (117) (42) (2) Forfeited (24) (3) Expired (1) — Outstanding September 30, 2019 777 194

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Schedule of rent expense	Rent expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 consisted of the following: (in thousands) Operating lease costs $ 138 Variable lease costs 44 Total lease costs $ 182
Schedule of maturity analysis of operating leases	A maturity analysis of our operating leases follows: (in thousands) Future payments: 2019 (remainder of the year) $ 48 2020 195 2021 133 2022 97 2023 40 2024 and thereafter 3 Total $ 516 Discount (33) Lease liability 483 Current lease liability (177) Non-current lease liability $ 306

FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (Tables)

FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES
Schedule of financial assets and liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis	The following table presents our financial assets and liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, by level within the fair value hierarchy: (in thousands) Fair Value at Description September 30, 2019 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Liabilities Interest rate swap $ 7,757 $ — $ 7,757 $ — CVRs $ — $ — $ — $ — Fair Value at Description December 31, 2018 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Liabilities Interest rate swap $ 496 $ — $ 496 $ — CVRs $ — $ — $ — $ —

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BUSINESS, PRESENTATION, AND RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS - Geographic Information - Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Revenues	$ 51,337	$ 50,703	$ 158,581	$ 144,454
United States [Member]
Revenues	50,026	48,961	153,088	142,712
Canada [Member]
Revenues	$ 1,311	$ 1,742	$ 5,493	$ 1,742

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BUSINESS, PRESENTATION, AND RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS - Geographic Information - Property and equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Property and equipment, net	$ 39,754	$ 38,090
United States [Member]
Property and equipment, net	26,147	24,437
Canada [Member]
Property and equipment, net	$ 13,607	$ 13,653

BUSINESS, PRESENTATION, AND R_6

BUSINESS, PRESENTATION, AND RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019
BUSINESS, PRESENTATION, AND RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset	$ 500
Prepaid Rent	10
Operating Lease, Liability	500	$ 483
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance	100
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net	100
Cumulative Effect on Retained Earnings, Net of Tax	$ 2	$ 2

REVENUE RECOGNITION AND RELAT_3

REVENUE RECOGNITION AND RELATED ALLOWANCES - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Revenue Recognition	$ 51,337	$ 50,703	$ 158,581	$ 144,454
Sales of generic pharmaceutical products [Member]
Revenue Recognition	31,753	30,287	99,452	83,716
Sales of branded pharmaceutical products [Member]
Revenue Recognition	16,605	14,589	48,300	41,714
Sales of contract manufactured products [Member]
Revenue Recognition	2,376	2,826	8,499	5,450
Royalties from licensing agreements [Member]
Revenue Recognition	268	2,409	594	12,560
Product development services [Member]
Revenue Recognition	75	288	806	288
Other [Member]
Revenue Recognition	$ 260	$ 304	$ 930	$ 726

REVENUE RECOGNITION AND RELAT_4

REVENUE RECOGNITION AND RELATED ALLOWANCES - Depicts Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Revenues	$ 51,337	$ 50,703	$ 158,581	$ 144,454
Performance obligations transferred at a point in time [Member]
Revenues	51,262	50,415	157,775	144,166
Performance obligations transferred over time [Member]
Revenues	$ 75	$ 288	$ 806	$ 288

REVENUE RECOGNITION AND RELAT_5

REVENUE RECOGNITION AND RELATED ALLOWANCES - Accruals and Allowances (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]
Beginning balance	$ 47,705
Ending balance	47,687
Chargebacks
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]
Beginning balance	39,007	$ 28,230
Accruals/Adjustments	187,843	170,533
Credits Taken Against Reserve	(188,504)	(156,750)
Ending balance	38,346	42,013
Government Rebates
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]
Beginning balance	8,974	7,930
Accruals/Adjustments	12,723	8,097
Credits Taken Against Reserve	(12,513)	(7,013)
Ending balance	9,184	9,014
Returns
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]
Beginning balance	12,552	8,274
Accruals/Adjustments	13,392	10,942
Credits Taken Against Reserve	(9,999)	(8,376)
Ending balance	15,945	10,840
Administrative Fees and Other Rebates
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]
Beginning balance	7,353	5,226
Accruals/Adjustments	27,476	23,148
Credits Taken Against Reserve	(26,927)	(21,418)
Ending balance	7,902	6,956
Prompt Payment Discounts
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]
Beginning balance	2,009	1,834
Accruals/Adjustments	7,962	6,744
Credits Taken Against Reserve	(7,714)	(6,373)
Ending balance	$ 2,257	$ 2,205

REVENUE RECOGNITION AND RELAT_6

REVENUE RECOGNITION AND RELATED ALLOWANCES - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Revenues	$ 51,337	$ 50,703	$ 158,581	$ 144,454
Contract with Customer, Asset, Net	100		100		$ 100
Deferred Revenue, Current	496		496		$ 711
Deferred Revenue, Revenue Recognized			56
Performance Obligation From Prior Period [Member]
Revenues			(6,500)	$ 6,400
Sales of contract manufactured products [Member]
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount	6,200		6,200
Product Development Services [Member]
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Amount	$ 4,300		$ 4,300
Minimum [Member] | Product Development Services [Member]
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Remaining Period	6 months		6 months
Maximum [Member] | Product Development Services [Member]
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Remaining Period	15 months		15 months
Customer One [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	34.00%	35.00%	33.00%	34.00%
Customer Two [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	24.00%	23.00%	24.00%	23.00%
Customer Three [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	23.00%	20.00%	24.00%	20.00%
Customer One Two And Three [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage			84.00%

BUSINESS COMBINATION - Allocati

BUSINESS COMBINATION - Allocation of Purchase Price (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Aug. 08, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Aug. 06, 2018
Deferred tax assets, net		$ 36,002	$ 27,964
Goodwill		$ 3,580	$ 3,580
WellSpring Pharma Services Inc [Member]
Total Purchase Consideration	$ 16,687
Cash and cash equivalents				$ 220
Accounts receivable				1,311
Inventories				2,197
Prepaid expenses and other current assets				361
Property and equipment				13,935
Deferred tax assets, net				0
Goodwill				1,742
Total assets acquired				19,766
Accounts payable and other current liabilities				2,413
Deferred revenue				666
Total liabilities assumed				3,079
Net assets acquired				$ 16,687

BUSINESS COMBINATION - Pro Form

BUSINESS COMBINATION - Pro Forma (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018
BUSINESS COMBINATION
Net revenues	$ 51,384	$ 151,091
Net income	$ 4,456	$ 7,812

BUSINESS COMBINATION - Addition

BUSINESS COMBINATION - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Aug. 06, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Revenues		$ 51,337	$ 50,703	$ 158,581	$ 144,454
Net loss		3,895	$ 5,037	10,929	$ 10,064
WellSpring Pharma Services Inc [Member]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred	$ 16,700
Revenues		1,300		5,500
Net loss		$ (2,400)		$ (3,800)
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs						$ 1,100
Business Combination Purchase Price Before Adjustments	$ 18,000

INDEBTEDNESS - Credit facility

INDEBTEDNESS - Credit facility (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current component of term loan, net of deferred financing costs	$ 4,154	$ 3,256
Term loan, net of deferred financing costs and current component	64,873	67,296
Long Term Debt Current [Member]
Borrowing on secured term loan	4,512	3,609
Deferred financing costs	(358)	(353)
Current component of term loan, net of deferred financing costs	4,154	3,256
Long Term Debt Noncurrent [Member]
Borrowing on secured term loan	65,871	68,578
Deferred financing costs	(998)	(1,282)
Term loan, net of deferred financing costs and current component	$ 64,873	$ 67,296

INDEBTEDNESS - Credit facilit_2

INDEBTEDNESS - Credit facility - Contractual maturity (Details) - Term Loan [Member] $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2018USD ($)
2019 (remainder of the year)	$ 1,805
2020	3,609
2021	5,414
2022	5,414
2023	54,141
Total	$ 70,383

INDEBTEDNESS - Convertible seni

INDEBTEDNESS - Convertible senior notes (Details) - Convertible Senior Notes [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2014
Principal amount	$ 118,750	$ 118,750	$ 143,800
Unamortized debt discount	(1,048)	(5,648)	$ (33,600)
Deferred financing costs	(116)	(639)
Net carrying value	$ 117,586	$ 112,463

INDEBTEDNESS - Convertible se_2

INDEBTEDNESS - Convertible senior notes - Notes and term loan (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
INDEBTEDNESS
Contractual coupon	$ 1,628	$ 1,835	$ 4,903	$ 5,393
Amortization of debt discount	1,553	1,783	4,600	5,280
Amortization of finance fees	358	370	1,078	1,111
Capitalized interest	(41)	(174)	(152)	(552)
Interest Expense, Debt	$ 3,498	$ 3,814	$ 10,429	$ 11,232

INDEBTEDNESS - Additional infor

INDEBTEDNESS - Additional information (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 27, 2018USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019USD ($)shares	Sep. 30, 2018USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019USD ($)shares	Sep. 30, 2018USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014USD ($)D$ / shares
Underlying Shares Of Common Stock Convertible Debt | shares				1,709,002
Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs		$ 358	$ 370	$ 1,078	$ 1,111
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities		$ 4,154		4,154		$ 3,256
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Dec. 1, 2019
Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Repurchase Of Convertible Notes And Unwinding Of Call Option Overlay Net				$ 1,700
Warrant [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights | shares		1,709,002		1,709,002
Bond Hedge [Member]
Underlying Shares Of Common Stock Bond Hedge | shares		1,709,002		1,709,002
Delayed Draw Term Loan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 118,000
Delayed Draw Term Loan [Member] | Accrued Liabilities [Member]
Debt Issuance Costs, Noncurrent, Net		$ 500		$ 500
Delayed Draw Term Loan [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				2.75%
Delayed Draw Term Loan Ticking Fee Percentage				0.50%
Delayed Draw Term Loan [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				1.50%
Delayed Draw Term Loan Ticking Fee Percentage				0.25%
Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument, Term							5 years
Debt Instrument, Description of Variable Rate Basis	LIBOR rate plus 1.50% to 2.75% per annum, depending on our total leverage ratio or an alternative base rate plus an applicable base rate margin, which varies within a range of 0.50% to 1.75%,
Debt Instrument, Covenant Description	which initially shall be no greater than 3.75 to 1.00, and a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, which shall be greater than or equal to 1.25 to 1.00.
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 265,200
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Accrued Liabilities [Member]
Debt Issuance Costs, Noncurrent, Net		1,000		$ 1,000
Credit Agreement [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity							$ 125,000
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets [Member] | Delayed Draw Term Loan [Member]
Debt Issuance Costs, Current, Net		100		100
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Issuance Costs, Current, Net		300		300
Other Long-Term Assets [Member] | Delayed Draw Term Loan [Member]
Debt Issuance Costs, Noncurrent, Net		400		400
Other Long-Term Assets [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Issuance Costs, Noncurrent, Net		800		800
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		75,000		75,000			$ 50,000
Convertible Senior Notes [Member]
Long-term Debt, Gross		118,750		118,750		118,750		$ 143,800
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt								$ 122,600
Short-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest Rate								3.00%
Per Note Principal | $ / shares								$ 1,000
Business days | D								5
Consecutive trading day period | D								5
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Percentage of Stock Price and Conversion Price Trigger								98.00%
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount		1,048		1,048		5,648		$ 33,600
Deferred Offering Costs								$ 5,500
Exercise Price Of Bond Hedge | $ / shares								$ 69.48
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights | $ / shares								$ 96.21
Net Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Bond Hedge Acquired Warrant Issued Net								$ 15,600
Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs								4,200
Payments of Stock Issuance Costs								$ 1,300
Debt Issuance Costs, Net		116		116		639
Gain (Loss) on Repurchase of Debt Instrument						500
Debt Instrument, Repurchase Amount						25,000
Trading days | D								20
Debt Instrument, Percent, Conversion Price								130.00%
Consecutive trading days | D								30
Cash Received From Unwinding Call Option Overlay						400
Convertible Senior Notes [Member] | Accrued Liabilities [Member]
Interest Payable, Current		1,200		$ 1,200		300
Line of Credit [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage				0.50%
Line of Credit [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage				0.25%
Term Loan [Member] | Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]
Long-term Debt, Gross		70,400		$ 70,400		72,200
Debt Issuance Costs, Net		1,400		$ 1,400
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	72,200					$ 72,200
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities	$ 4,500
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Dec. 27, 2023
Term Loan [Member] | Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				1.75%
Term Loan [Member] | Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate				0.50%
Term Loan [Member] | Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets [Member] | Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Issuance Costs, Current, Net		400		$ 400
Term Loan [Member] | Other Long-Term Assets [Member] | Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Issuance Costs, Noncurrent, Net		$ 1,100		$ 1,100

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUME_2

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT AND HEDGING ACTIVITY - Additional information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Feb. 28, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 27, 2018
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	$ (6,037)	$ (6,037)		$ (379)
Term Loan [Member] | Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 72,200	$ 72,200
Interest rate swap [Member] | Delayed Draw Term Loan [Member]
Derivative Asset, Notional Amount			$ 118,000
Derivative, Swaption Interest Rate			2.47%
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability	4,700	4,700
Unrealized Gain Loss On Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges Net Of Tax Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss	(700)	(3,700)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	(3,700)	(3,700)
Interest rate swap [Member] | Term Loan [Member]
Derivative Asset, Notional Amount	$ 70,400	$ 70,400			$ 72,200
Derivative, Swaption Interest Rate	2.60%	2.60%
Interest Expense	$ 63	$ 100
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability	3,000	3,000
Unrealized Gain Loss On Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges Net Of Tax Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss	(300)	(2,000)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	$ (2,400)	$ (2,400)

EARNINGS PER SHARE (Details)

EARNINGS PER SHARE (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Net income, Basic	$ 3,895	$ 5,037	$ 10,929	$ 10,064
Net income, Diluted	3,895	5,037	10,929	10,064
Net income allocated to common shares, Basic	3,832	4,986	10,753	9,963
Net income allocated to common shares, Diluted	$ 3,832	$ 4,986	$ 10,753	$ 9,963
Basic Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding	11,879	11,706	11,826	11,659
Diluted Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding, Diluted	12,085	11,804	12,060	11,767
Earnings Per Share, Basic	$ 0.32	$ 0.43	$ 0.91	$ 0.85
Earnings Per Share, Diluted	$ 0.32	$ 0.42	$ 0.89	$ 0.85
Convertible Senior Notes [Member]
Dilutive effect	78		128
Restricted Stock [Member]
Net income allocated to restricted stock, Basic	$ (56)	$ (51)	$ (169)	$ (101)
Net income allocated to restricted stock, Diluted	$ (56)	$ (51)	$ (169)	$ (101)
Stock Options and Espp [Member]
Dilutive effect	128	98	106	108

EARNINGS PER SHARE - Additional

EARNINGS PER SHARE - Additional information (Details) - shares shares in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
EARNINGS PER SHARE
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	2.2	4.8	2.9	4.7

INVENTORIES (Details)

INVENTORIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
INVENTORIES
Raw materials	$ 33,058	$ 27,671
Packaging materials	2,958	2,563
Work-in-progress	741	1,210
Finished goods	11,379	10,620
Inventory, Gross, Total	48,136	42,064
Reserve for excess/obsolete inventories	(1,962)	(1,561)
Inventories, net	$ 46,174	$ 40,503

INVENTORIES - Additional inform

INVENTORIES - Additional information (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
One Supplier Three Months Ended September 30 2019 [Member]
Threshold Concentration Risk Percentage	10.00%
One Supplier Three Months Ended September 30 2018 [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage		36.00%
One Supplier Nine Months Ended September 30 2019 [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage			13.00%
Two Suppliers Nine Months Ended September 30 2018 [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage				25.00%

PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMEN_2

PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross, Total	$ 51,374	$ 46,491
Less: accumulated depreciation	(11,620)	(8,401)
Property and equipment, net	39,754	38,090
Land [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross, Total	4,566	4,558
Buildings [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross, Total	10,161	10,079
Machinery, furniture and equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross, Total	33,156	26,814
Construction in progress [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross, Total	$ 3,491	$ 5,040

PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMEN_3

PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT - Additional information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT
Depreciation	$ 1,100	$ 600	$ 3,200	$ 1,300
Interest Costs Capitalized	$ 41	$ 200	$ 200	$ 600

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSET_2

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Components of net definite-lived intangible assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 306,805	$ 288,215
Accumulated Amortization	(118,433)	(86,611)
Acquired ANDA intangible assets [Member]
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Gross Carrying Amount	64,704	46,194
Accumulated Amortization	$ (28,553)	(17,093)
Weighted Average Amortization Period	10 years
NDAs and product rights
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 230,974	230,974
Accumulated Amortization	$ (81,070)	(62,222)
Weighted Average Amortization Period	10 years
Marketing and distribution rights
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 10,503	10,423
Accumulated Amortization	$ (8,498)	(7,051)
Weighted Average Amortization Period	4 years 8 months 12 days
Non-compete agreement
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 624	624
Accumulated Amortization	$ (312)	$ (245)
Weighted Average Amortization Period	7 years

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSET_3

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Expected future amortization expense (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019USD ($)
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
2019 (remainder of the year)	$ 8,405
2020	33,135
2021	31,694
2022	28,289
2023	27,541
2024 and thereafter	59,308
Total	$ 188,372

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSET_4

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Additional information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2019	May 31, 2018	Apr. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Aug. 06, 2018
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Goodwill					$ 3,580		$ 3,580		$ 3,580
Goodwill, Impairment Loss					0	$ 0	0	$ 0
Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets							21,243	5,169
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross					306,805		306,805		288,215
Amortization of Intangible Assets					8,400	$ 7,900	31,800	23,700
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived							0	$ 0
Appco Pharma, LLC [Member]
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets					80
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross					$ 80		80
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life					8 years
WellSpring Pharma Services Inc [Member]
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Goodwill										$ 1,742
BioSante Pharmaceuticals Inc [Member]
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Goodwill					$ 1,800		1,800
Teva Pharmaceuticals [Member]
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets		$ 16,000
Cumulative Amortization Expense		$ 6,800
Acquired New Drug Applications [Member] | IDT Australia Limited [Member]
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets				$ 2,700
Acquisition Costs Capitalized				18
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross				$ 2,500
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life				10 years
Abbreviated New Drug Applications [Member] | Impax Laboratories, Inc. [Member]
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets			$ 2,300
Acquisition Costs Capitalized			100
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross			$ 1,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life			10 years
Acquired ANDA intangible assets [Member]
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross					$ 64,704		$ 64,704		$ 46,194
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life							10 years
Acquired ANDA intangible assets [Member] | Teva Pharmaceuticals [Member]
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets	$ 2,500
Acquisition Costs Capitalized	10
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	$ 2,500
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	10 years

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Stoc

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Stock-based compensation expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Employee Stock Purchase Plan 2016 [Member]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	$ 30	$ 22	$ 90	$ 57
Stock Incentive Plan 2008 [Member]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	2,440	1,772	6,683	4,896
Cost of sales [Member] | Employee Stock Purchase Plan 2016 [Member]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	4	2	10	6
Cost of sales [Member] | Stock Incentive Plan 2008 [Member]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	26	24	75	66
Research and development Expense [Member] | Employee Stock Purchase Plan 2016 [Member]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	7	5	16	8
Research and development Expense [Member] | Stock Incentive Plan 2008 [Member]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	213	184	545	564
Selling, general and administrative Expenses [Member] | Employee Stock Purchase Plan 2016 [Member]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	19	15	64	43
Selling, general and administrative Expenses [Member] | Stock Incentive Plan 2008 [Member]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	$ 2,201	$ 1,564	$ 6,063	$ 4,266

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - St_2

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Stock option and restricted stock option activity (Details) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Option Shares
Treasury Stock, Common, Value	$ 723		$ 659
Options [Member]
Option Shares
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in shares)	759	767
Granted (in shares)	160	156
Options Exercised/RSAs Vested (in shares)	(117)	(140)
Forfeited (in shares)	(24)	(22)
Expired (in shares)	(1)
Outstanding at the end of the period (in shares)	777	761
Restricted Stock Awards [Member]
Option Shares
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in shares)	117	86
Granted (in shares)	122	65
Options Exercised/RSAs Vested (in shares)	(42)	(33)
Forfeited (in shares)	(3)	0
Expired (in shares)	0
Outstanding at the end of the period (in shares)	194	118
Share-based Compensation Arrangement , Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Re-purchased from Employees	15	11
Treasury Stock, Common, Value	$ 1,000	$ 659

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Addi

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Additional information (Details) shares in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019shares
Employee Stock Purchase Plan 2016 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized	0.2
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Discount from Market Price, Purchase Date	15.00%
Stock Incentive Plan 2008 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant	0.3

INCOME TAXES - Additional infor

INCOME TAXES - Additional information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
(Provision)/benefit for income taxes	$ (64)	$ (1,329)	$ 120	$ (2,647)
Effective income tax rate continuing operations		20.90%		20.80%
Worldwide Effective Income Tax Rate Without Impact Of Discrete Items	8.40%		16.60%
Pre-tax consolidated income	$ 3,959	$ 6,366	$ 10,809	$ 12,711
ANI Canada [Member]
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance					$ 1,900
Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance Released	$ 1,900

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES -

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Rent expense (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019USD ($)
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Operating lease costs	$ 138
Variable lease costs	44
Total lease costs	$ 182

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES_2

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Maturity analysis of operating leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Jan. 31, 2019
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
2019 (remainder of the year)	$ 48
2020	195
2021	133
2022	97
2023	40
2024 and thereafter	3
Total	516
Discount	(33)
Lease liability	483	$ 500
Current lease liability	(177)
Non-current lease liability	$ 306

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES_3

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Additional information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions
Revenue, Net	$ 51,337	$ 50,703	$ 158,581	$ 144,454
Percentage Of Royalties On Net Sales Of Unapproved Products	less than 1%	less than 1%	less than 1%	less than 1%
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term	2 years 7 months 6 days		2 years 7 months 6 days
Maximum [Member]
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions
Lessee, Operating Lease, Discount Rate	8.95%		8.95%
Minimum [Member]
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions
Lessee, Operating Lease, Discount Rate	4.02%		4.02%
Unapproved Products [Member]
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions
Revenue, Net	$ 4,700	$ 6,200	$ 15,500	$ 18,300
Unapproved Products [Member] | Contract Customer [Member]
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions
Revenue, Net	$ 500	$ 600	$ 2,000	$ 1,600

FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (Details

FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Contingent Value Rights [Member]
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure	$ 0
Interest rate swap [Member]
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure	7,757	$ 496
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Contingent Value Rights [Member]
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Interest rate swap [Member]
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Contingent Value Rights [Member]
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Interest rate swap [Member]
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure	7,757	$ 496
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Contingent Value Rights [Member]
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Interest rate swap [Member]
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure	$ 0

FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES - Additi

FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES - Additional information (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended					3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019USD ($)product	Mar. 31, 2019USD ($)item	Jan. 31, 2019USD ($)	May 31, 2018USD ($)item	Apr. 30, 2018USD ($)item	Sep. 30, 2019USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018USD ($)
Fair Values Inputs Assets Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets							$ 21,243	$ 5,169
Convertible Debt Current Excluding Deferred Financing Costs						$ 117,586	117,586		$ 112,463
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross						306,805	306,805		288,215
Inventory, Raw Materials, Gross						33,058	33,058		27,671
Intangible asset impairment charge							0	0
Research and Development in Process							2,653	$ 1,335
Appco Pharma, LLC [Member]
Fair Values Inputs Assets Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets						80
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross						$ 80	80
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life						8 years
Interest rate swap [Member] | Delayed Draw Term Loan [Member]
Fair Values Inputs Assets Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Interest Rate Derivative Liabilities, at Fair Value						$ 4,700	4,700
IDT Australia Limited [Member] | Abbreviated New Drug Applications [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Values Inputs Assets Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair Values Inputs Discount Rate					15.00%
IDT Australia Limited [Member] | Abbreviated New Drug Applications [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Values Inputs Assets Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair Values Inputs Discount Rate					10.00%
IDT Australia Limited [Member] | Acquired New Drug Applications [Member]
Fair Values Inputs Assets Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets					$ 2,700
Number Of Generic Drug Products Acquired | item					23
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross					$ 2,500
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life					10 years
Acquisition Costs Capitalized					$ 18
Inventory, Raw Materials, Gross					$ 200
Impax Laboratories, Inc. [Member] | Equipment [Member]
Fair Values Inputs Assets Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross				$ 58
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life				5 years
Impax Laboratories, Inc. [Member] | Abbreviated New Drug Applications [Member]
Fair Values Inputs Assets Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets				$ 2,300
Number Of Generic Drug Products Acquired | item				7
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross				$ 1,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life				10 years
Acquisition Costs Capitalized				$ 100
Contingent Consideration In An Asset Purchase				$ 10,000
Impax Laboratories, Inc. [Member] | Abbreviated New Drug Applications [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Measurement Input, Discount Rate [Member]
Fair Values Inputs Assets Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair Values Inputs Discount Rate				15.00%
Impax Laboratories, Inc. [Member] | Abbreviated New Drug Applications [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Measurement Input, Discount Rate [Member]
Fair Values Inputs Assets Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair Values Inputs Discount Rate				10.00%
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Values Inputs Assets Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure						125,900	125,900
Term Loan [Member] | Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]
Fair Values Inputs Assets Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross						70,400	70,400		72,200
Term Loan [Member] | Interest rate swap [Member]
Fair Values Inputs Assets Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Interest Rate Derivative Liabilities, at Fair Value						3,000	3,000
Acquired ANDA intangible assets [Member]
Fair Values Inputs Assets Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross						$ 64,704	$ 64,704		$ 46,194
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life							10 years
Acquired ANDA intangible assets [Member] | Measurement Input, Discount Rate [Member]
Fair Values Inputs Assets Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair Values Inputs Discount Rate							15.00%
In Process Research and Development [Member] | Impax Laboratories, Inc. [Member]
Fair Values Inputs Assets Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Research and Development in Process				$ 1,300
In Process Research and Development [Member] | Impax Laboratories, Inc. [Member] | Measurement Input, Discount Rate [Member]
Fair Values Inputs Assets Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Fair Values Inputs Discount Rate				75.00%
Teva Pharmaceuticals [Member]
Fair Values Inputs Assets Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets			$ 16,000
Fair Values Inputs Discount Rate			12.00%
Cumulative Amortization Expense			$ 6,800
Additional Net Carrying Value Added To Finite Lived Intangible Assets Acquired			$ 9,200
Teva Pharmaceuticals [Member] | Acquired New Drug Applications [Member]
Fair Values Inputs Assets Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Number Of Generic Drug Products Acquired | item		35
Teva Pharmaceuticals [Member] | Milestone One [Member]
Fair Values Inputs Assets Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Contingent Liability Not Recognized				$ 25,000
Teva Pharmaceuticals [Member] | Milestone Two [Member]
Fair Values Inputs Assets Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Contingent Liability Not Recognized				$ 15,000
Teva Pharmaceuticals [Member] | Acquired ANDA intangible assets [Member]
Fair Values Inputs Assets Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets		$ 2,500
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross		$ 2,500
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life		10 years
Acquisition Costs Capitalized		$ 10
Fair Values Inputs Discount Rate		15.00%
Coeptis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [Member]
Fair Values Inputs Assets Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Number Of Generic Drug Products Acquired | product	7
Contingent Consideration In An Asset Purchase	$ 12,000
Research and Development in Process	2,300
Acquisition Costs Expensed	$ 24

CORTROPHIN PRE-LAUNCH CHARGES (

CORTROPHIN PRE-LAUNCH CHARGES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
CORTROPHIN PRE-LAUNCH CHARGES
Cortrophin pre-launch charges	$ 195	$ 0	$ 195	$ 0
Cost of purchase of materials	$ 200