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Revenue Recognition, Milestone Revenue, Number of Days for Payment

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Amount of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration has been received or is receivable.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
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Amount of revenue recognized that was previously included in balance of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration from customer has been received or is due.

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Collaborative Arrangements - Roche (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Contract liabilities, deferred revenue		$ 6,335	$ 4,791
Roche
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Liability, revenue recognized		$ 900	$ 900
Roche \| Milestone One
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Contract liabilities, deferred revenue	$ 800
Number of days for payment	45 days
Roche \| Milestone Two
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Contingent receivable	$ 900