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ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Stock issued (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands						1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 27, 2022	Jan. 26, 2022	Jun. 12, 2020	Jun. 04, 2020	Jan. 28, 2020	Feb. 28, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Sale of stock
Common Stock, par value (in dollars per share)								$ 0.0001		$ 0.0001
Proceeds from stock issuance, net of cash issuance costs									$ 74,420
Common And Pre-Funded Warrants
Sale of stock
Warrants term	5 years
Secondary Public Offering, 2020
Sale of stock
Issue price (in dollars per share)					$ 45.50
Proceeds from stock issuance, net of cash issuance costs					$ 134,100
Secondary Public Offering, Excluding Underwriters' Option
Sale of stock
Issuance of common stock (in shares)					2,741,489
Secondary Public Offering, Underwriters' Option
Sale of stock
Issuance of common stock (in shares)					411,223
Shelf Registration Statement
Sale of stock
Maximum value of shares authorized to be sold in stock offering				$ 300,000
Goldman Equity Distribution Agreement
Sale of stock
Maximum value of shares authorized to be sold in stock offering			$ 100,000				$ 100,000
Maximum amount to be paid to sales agent (as a percent)							3.00%
February Offering, 2021
Sale of stock
Issuance of common stock (in shares)						3,450,000
Issue price (in dollars per share)						$ 23.00
Proceeds from stock issuance, net of cash issuance costs						$ 74,400
February Offering Underwriters' Option
Sale of stock
Issuance of common stock (in shares)						450,000
Cowen Equity Distribution Agreement
Sale of stock
Issuance of common stock (in shares)								0
Maximum value of shares authorized to be sold in stock offering		$ 100,000
Maximum amount to be paid to sales agent (as a percent)		3.00%
June Offering
Sale of stock
Issuance of common stock (in shares)	20,000,000
Common Stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0001
Issue price per share and accompanying warrant (in dollars per share)	1.00
Issue price per pre-funded warrant and accompanying warrant (in dollars per share)	$ 0.9999
Proceeds from issuance of shares and pre-funded warrants, net	$ 27,800
June Offering \| Common And Pre-Funded Warrants
Sale of stock
Warrants term	5 years
Threshold percentage of aggregate beneficial ownership of holder for exercising warrants	9.99%
Threshold percentage of aggregate beneficial ownership of holder (together with affiliates) for exercising warrants	19.99%
June Offering \| Pre-Funded Warrants
Sale of stock
Warrants to purchase common stock (in shares)	10,000,000
Warrants term								5 years
June Offering \| Common Warrants
Sale of stock
Warrants to purchase common stock (in shares)	30,000,000
Warrants term								5 years