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Held to maturity securities continuous unrealized gain (loss) position fair value.

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Number of customers.

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Significant accounting policies.

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Number of operating segments. An operating segment is a component of an enterprise: (a) that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses (including revenues and expenses relating to transactions with other components of the same enterprise), (b) whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the enterprise's chief operating decision maker to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and (c) for which discrete financial information is available. An operating segment may engage in business activities for which it has yet to earn revenues, for example, start-up operations may be operating segments before earning revenues.

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Tax year that remains open to examination under enacted tax laws, in YYYY format.

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Amount of expenses associated with exit or disposal activities pursuant to an authorized plan. Excludes expenses related to a discontinued operation or an asset retirement obligation.

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Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) Customer	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) Customer Segment	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Trade receivables, credit period			45 days
Maturities period			24 months
Unrealized gain (loss) on held-to-maturity securities	$ 100	$ 100	$ 100	$ 100
Number of operating segments \| Segment			1
Restructuring expenses		10,032		10,032
Charges of recognized within Cost of goods sold restructuring inventory	$ 0	14,300	$ 0	26,554
Organizational Restructuring Plan
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Restructuring expenses		$ 10,200		$ 10,200
Short Term Investments
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Maturities period			12 months
Long Term Investments
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Maturities period			12 months
Money Market Instruments
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Maturities period			90 days
Gross Product Sales \| Customer Concentration Risk
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of customers \| Customer	3		3
Customer A \| Gross Product Sales \| Customer Concentration Risk
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage			28.00%	30.00%
Customer A \| Accounts Receivable \| Customer Concentration Risk
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage			40.00%	39.00%
Customer B \| Gross Product Sales \| Customer Concentration Risk
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage			34.00%	36.00%
Customer B \| Accounts Receivable \| Customer Concentration Risk
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage			30.00%	34.00%
Customer C \| Gross Product Sales \| Customer Concentration Risk
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage			29.00%	28.00%
Customer C \| Accounts Receivable \| Customer Concentration Risk
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration risk percentage			21.00%	22.00%
Minimum \| Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Open tax year			2018
Maximum \| Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Open tax year			2019