Fair Value Measurements - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
Apr. 15, 2021	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value assets, transfer from level 1 to level 2		$ 0	$ 0
Fair value assets, transfer from level 2 to level 1		0	0
Fair value assets, transfer in and out of level 3		0	0
Fair value liability, transfer from level 1 to level 2		0	0
Fair value liability, transfer from level 2 to level 1		0	0
Fair value liability, transfer in and out of level 3		$ 0	$ 0
2021 Bonds
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt instrument, term	2 years
Percentage of principal payment on maturity date	100.00%

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Amount of transfer of financial instrument classified as an asset from level 1 to level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

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Amount of transfer of financial instrument classified as an asset from level 2 to level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

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Amount of transfer of financial instrument classified as an liability from level 1 to level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

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Amount of transfer of financial instrument classified as an liability from level 2 to level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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