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Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Credit Carryforward, Proposed Disallowance

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Income taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Income taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2024	May 31, 2024
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Effective income tax, percent		26.00%
Additional tax benefit	$ 1.6
Tax Year 2016 To 2018
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Research and development tax credit that are proposed to be disallowed			$ 8.5
Research and development tax credits			$ 12.9
Income tax credits, net	$ 1.0