Income Taxes - Summary of Valuation Allowance (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Valuation Allowance
Valuation allowance at beginning of year	$ 408,396	$ 387,348	$ 349,008
Deconsolidation of AquaBounty	0	0	0
Establishment of deferred taxes for subsidiaries included in discontinued operations	0	0	0
Current year continuing operations	16,292	26,558	21,481
Discontinued operations treated as asset sales	(27,909)	(3,626)	7,805
Discontinued operations related to MBP Titan	0	(1,186)	8,019
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(391)	(698)	1,035
Valuation allowance at end of year	401,086	408,396	387,348
Adoption of ASU 2020-06
Valuation Allowance
Adoption of ASU 2020-06	$ 4,698	$ 0	$ 0

Change in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets as a result of current year operations.

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Change in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets as a result of foreign currency translation adjustments.

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Change in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets resulting from the adoption of a recently issued accounting pronouncement.

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Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Deconsolidation

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Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Assets, Discontinued Operations

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Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Assets, Discontinued Operations Treated As Asset Sales

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Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Assets, Establishment Of Deferred Taxes For Subsidiaries Included In Discontinued Operations

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Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121826272&loc=d3e32537-109319

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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