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12. Share-Based Compensation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2023
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense | $ 6,796 | $ 8,198 | $ 21,987 | $ 23,209
Restricted Stock and Performance Units |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense, unrecognized, unvested restricted stock and performance units | 35,300 |  | $ 35,300 |
Share-based compensation expense, unrecognized, unvested weighted average period of recognition (in years) |  |  | 1 year 2 months 12 days |
Cost of sales [Member] |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense | 505 | 1,238 | $ 2,920 | 3,513
Selling, general and administrative [Member] |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense | 5,610 | 5,905 | 16,484 | 16,668
Research and development [Member] |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense | 677 | 1,047 | 2,603 | 2,959
Production start-up [Member] |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense | $ 4 | $ 8 | $ (20) | $ 69

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