Maximum number of additional common shares.

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Options outstanding under earlier plans.

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Shares granted as inducement grants non-statutory stock options.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Aggregate number of common shares reserved for future issuance.

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The number of non-vested equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that validly exist and are outstanding as of the balance sheet date.

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Number of options outstanding, including both vested and non-vested options.

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Stock-Based Compensation - Equity Incentive Plans (Details) - shares		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 26, 2013	Dec. 31, 2021	Mar. 04, 2022	Dec. 31, 2020
Class of Stock
Common stock, shares reserved for future issuance		23,918,172	14,906,278
Common stock options outstanding		5,202,006		4,614,323
Options outstanding under earlier plans		155,968
Grant of inducement stock option		325,000
2013 Stock Incentive Plan [Member]
Class of Stock
Common shares available for grant	5,653,057	199,873
Maximum number of additional common shares	868,372
Common stock options outstanding		4,721,038
Restricted stock units outstanding		575,703