Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Summary of Allowance for Cash Discounts (Details) - Cash discounts - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Valuation And Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]
Beginning balance	$ 780	$ 575
Allowances for sales	1,830	1,992
Actual credits	(2,203)	(1,787)
Ending balance	$ 407	$ 780

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (SX 210.12-09(Column B))
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120395691&loc=d3e24092-122690

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-Section S99
-Paragraph 4
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