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Fair Value Measurements - Quantitative Information Regarding Level 3 Inputs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Jul. 31, 2021
FGen And Altar
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Earnout payments, maximum			$ 20.0
Fair Value, Recurring \| Probability-weighted present value \| Probability of payment \| Minimum
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Unobservable Input	10.00%	2.00%
Fair Value, Recurring \| Probability-weighted present value \| Probability of payment \| Maximum
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Unobservable Input	100.00%	100.00%
Fair Value, Recurring \| Probability-weighted present value \| Discount rate \| Minimum
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Unobservable Input	13.40%	12.20%
Fair Value, Recurring \| Probability-weighted present value \| Discount rate \| Maximum
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Unobservable Input		13.10%
Fair Value, Recurring \| Discounted cash flow \| Discount rate
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Unobservable Input	10.30%	12.00%