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Stockholders' Equity (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands				1 Months Ended						3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 05, 2022	Jul. 01, 2022	Nov. 27, 2019	Aug. 31, 2022	Jan. 31, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Oct. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Aug. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2021	Aug. 06, 2018
Stock transactions
Warrants issued to purchase common stock, number of shares		400,000
Common stock sold										49,198,411	49,198,411			47,838,330
Warrants to purchase, aggregate number of shares outstanding										0	0
Number of warrants exercised													600,000
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of Exchange Warrants (in shares)		399,997											599,997
Proceeds from public offering of common stock, net of issuance costs											$ 14,553	$ 123,995
Par value (per share)										$ 0.00001	$ 0.00001			$ 0.00001
2019 Form S-3
Stock transactions
Common stock available for sale										$ 79,300	$ 79,300
Maximum aggregate offering price							$ 250,000
2019 Sales Agreement
Stock transactions
Common stock issued (in shares)					422,367
Common stock available for sale										$ 17,000	$ 17,000
Maximum aggregate offering price			$ 250,000				$ 75,000
Proceeds from public offering of common stock, net of issuance costs					$ 14,600
2022 Form S-3
Stock transactions
Maximum aggregate offering price				$ 300,000
2022 Sales Agreement
Stock transactions
Maximum aggregate offering price	$ 300,000			$ 100,000
Underwritten public offering
Stock transactions
Net proceeds from sale of common stock						$ 123,800
Common stock issued (in shares)						3,046,358
Common stock issued, price per share						$ 37.75
underwritten public offering, Additional offering
Stock transactions
Common stock issued (in shares)						456,953
Common stock issued, price per share						$ 37.75
Common Stock
Stock transactions
Common stock issued (in shares)												3,503,311
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of Exchange Warrants (in shares)										399,997	399,997
Common Stock \| Private Placement
Stock transactions
Number of warrants exercised										0	0
Investors \| Private Placement
Stock transactions
Aggregate shares of common stock sold									2,750,000
Common stock sold, price per share									$ 8.00
Net proceeds from sale of common stock									$ 21,700
Warrants issued to purchase common stock, number of shares															2,750,000
Warrants exercisable date									Aug. 08, 2023
Exchange Agreement \| Exchanging Stockholders
Stock transactions
Equity method investment, ownership percentage								9.99%
Exchange Agreement \| Exchanging Stockholders
Stock transactions
Warrants issued to purchase common stock, number of shares								1,000,000
Exercise Price (per share)								$ 0.00001
Common stock exchanged for pre-funded warrants								1,000,000
Par value (per share)								$ 0.00001
Duration of warrants from date of issuance (in years)								10 years
$10.00 per share \| Investors \| Private Placement
Stock transactions
Warrants to purchase common stock (in shares)															1,375,000
Exercise Price (per share)															$ 10.00
$15.00 per share \| Investors \| Private Placement
Stock transactions
Warrants to purchase common stock (in shares)															1,375,000
Exercise Price (per share)															$ 15.00