Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Earn-Out Payments

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Earn-Out Payments, Range Of Outcomes, Value High

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Indemnification Liability

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Ownership Interest Disposed Of

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Reimbursement Limit

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Increase (Decrease) Settlement And Identification Accruals

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of assets, including but not limited to property plant and equipment, intangible assets and equity in securities of subsidiaries or equity method investee.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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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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Amount due in settlement of a claim for reimbursement from an insurance company when the Company has suffered a loss covered under an insurance policy.

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Amount of loss contingency liability.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 450
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Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Apr. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Aug. 31, 2022
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Insurance settlements receivable	$ 0				$ 0
Gain (loss) on disposition of assets	3,000		$ 0
Precigen Securities Litigation
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Loss contingency accrual	13,000,000				13,000,000
Trans Ova \| Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, ownership interest disposed of						100.00%
Consideration						$ 170,000,000
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, earn-out payments, range of outcomes, value high						10,000,000
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, indemnification claim	5,075,000				$ 5,750,000
Increase (decrease) settlement and identification accruals		$ 675,000
Trans Ova \| Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale \| Subsequent Event
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, indemnification claim				$ 1,862,000
Trans Ova \| Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale \| Maximum
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, earn-out payments						$ 5,000,000
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, reimbursement limit	$ 5,750,000