Investments - Schedule of Investments With Readily Determinable Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Equity Securities With Readily Determinable Fair Value [Line Items]
Loss (gain) on investments in equity securities, net			$ 36	$ (14,403)
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 \| Level 1 inputs
Equity Securities With Readily Determinable Fair Value [Line Items]
Equity securities	$ 552		552		$ 723
Loss (gain) on investments in equity securities, net	34	$ (114)	36	14,235
Portion of unrealized loss (gain) for the period related to equity securities still held at the reporting date	$ 35	$ (114)	$ 28	$ 14,235

Amount of investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI), classified as noncurrent.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 825
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1A
-Publisher FASB
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Amount of realized gain (loss) from sale of investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 220
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-04(3)(d)(1))
-Publisher FASB
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-Topic 321
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Publisher FASB
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