Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) equityCompensationPlan $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation expense	$ 14.9
Unrecognized compensation expense related to options outstanding, weighted average period for expense to be recognized	1 year 9 months 18 days
Number of equity compensation plans \| equityCompensationPlan	2
Weighted average grant date fair value (in USD per share) \| $ / shares	$ 3.12	$ 2.87
Options vested in period, fair value	$ 6.1	$ 2.6
Proceeds from stock options exercised	$ 1.3	$ 0.9
2019 Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Automatic increase in shares to be issued (in percentage)	4.00%
Number of shares authorized for grant (in shares) \| shares	19.5
2014 Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized for grant (in shares) \| shares	0.8

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