Operating Leases - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Leases
Increase in right of use asset	$ 0.6
Increase in lease liability	$ 0.6
Corporate headquarters
Leases
Leases, term of contract	7 years
Lease renewal term	10 years
GMP facility
Leases
Leases, term of contract	7 years
Lease renewal term	5 years

Operating Lease, Liability, Increase (Decrease) During Period

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- Definition

Operating Lease, Right-Of-Use Asset, Increase (Decrease) During Period

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- Definition

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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
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Term of lessee'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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(3)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147478964/842-20-50-3

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

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