Debt and Credit Facilities - Warrants (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Apr. 19, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares
BTI Warrants
Debt
Warrants to purchase common stock (in shares)	278
Exercise price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 20.04
Maximum equity investment allowed for lenders \| $	$ 5,000
Premium share price (as a percent)	10.00%
Common stock issuable (in shares)	5,593
OnkosXcel Warrants
Debt
Warrants to purchase common stock (in shares)	175
Premium share price (as a percent)	10.00%
Threshold amount of liquidity event for exercise of warrants \| $	$ 20,000
Percentage of fair value of consideration to be paid	75.00%
Percentage of valuation applicable to initial profits	150.00%

Percentage of fair value of consideration to be paid.

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Percentage of valuation applicable to initial profits.

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Represents premium percentage for share price determined over a specified period of time.

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Maximum equity investment allowed for lenders in entity's common stock.

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Threshold amount of liquidity event for exercise of warrants.

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Exercise price per share or per unit of warrants or rights outstanding.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=126973232&loc=d3e21475-112644

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Number of securities into which each warrant or right may be converted. For example, but not limited to, each warrant may be converted into two shares.

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Number of securities into which the class of warrant or right may be converted. For example, but not limited to, 500,000 warrants may be converted into 1,000,000 shares.

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