Investments - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities in excess of fair value	$ 922	$ 5,989
Robotic Research OpCo, LLC
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Investment in Robotic Research, percentage of capitalization (percent, less than)	5.00%
Class A Preferred Units \| Robotic Research OpCo, LLC
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Sale of stock (in shares)	1,495
Class A Common Stock \| Robotic Research OpCo, LLC
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Stock consideration	$ 10,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	618,924

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Amount of increase (decrease) of investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI).

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