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Collaborative Arrangements - Bristol Meyers Squibb Company - Narrative (Details) - Bristol Myers Squibb Company - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2025 | Jun. 30, 2024 | Jun. 30, 2025 | Jun. 30, 2024
Licensing Agreements |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Royalty rate, deduction |  |  | 0.50 |
Licensing Agreements | Alliance Revenue - Reblozyl |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Eligible future contingent sales-based milestone payments (up to) | $ 80 |  | $ 80 |
Collaborative Arrangement, Transaction with Party to Collaborative Arrangement |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue from collaborative arrangement | $ 107 | $ 90 | $ 226 | $ 161
Minimum | Licensing Agreements |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Royalty rate |  |  | 20.00% |
Maximum | Licensing Agreements |  |  |  |
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Royalty rate |  |  | 24.00% |

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