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Collaborative Arrangements - Bristol Meyers Squibb Company - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Bristol Myers Squibb \| Licensing Agreements
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Royalty rate, deduction, percentage	50.00%
Bristol Myers Squibb \| Licensing Agreements \| Regulatory Milestones
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Proceeds from collaborators			$ 20
Bristol Myers Squibb \| Licensing Agreements \| Alliance Revenue-Reblozyl
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Sales milestone payments	$ 80
Bristol Myers Squibb \| Minimum \| Licensing Agreements
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Royalty rate, percentage	20.00%
Bristol Myers Squibb \| Maximum \| Licensing Agreements
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Royalty rate, percentage	24.00%
Bristol Myers Squibb Company \| Collaborative Arrangement, Transaction with Party to Collaborative Arrangement
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Revenue from collaborative arrangement	$ 371	$ 212	$ 166