Lessee, Operating Lease, Number of Renewal Options

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Letter of credit related to new lease agreement.

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Payment for Purchase of Furniture and Equipment, Upon Lease Commencement

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Upfront payment for purchase of furniture and equipment.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Term of lessor's operating lease renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of operating lease income from lease payments and variable lease payments paid and payable to lessor. Includes, but is not limited to, variable lease payments not included in measurement of lease receivable.

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Amount after accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, and furniture and fixtures.

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Leases - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Leases - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2022 renewalOption	Nov. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Fair value of furniture			$ 14,566		$ 9,706
Sublease income			$ 7,500
Assembly Row Lease
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Number of lease renewal options \| renewalOption	2
Lease renewal term			5 years
Collateralized letter of credit		$ 2,800
50 Binney Street Sublease
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Upfront payment for purchase of furniture and equipment				$ 7,500
Payment for purchase of furniture and equipment, upon lease commencement				7,250
Fair value of furniture				$ 2,400