LICENSE AGREEMENTS AND COMMITMENTS - Severance Related Benefits (Details) - Former Chief Executive Officer $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Severance Agreement
Cash compensation for salary and certain benefits continuation	$ 1,589
Stock-based compensation expenses	9,286
Total charge related to executive management change to be recorded during 2022	$ 10,875

Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (h)(1)(i)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=128089324&loc=d3e5070-113901

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