Income Taxes - Schedule of Tax Credit Carryforwards (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)
Federal
Tax Credit Carryforward
Net operating loss carryforwards	$ 72,370
Federal \| Research and development credit carryforwards
Tax Credit Carryforward
Tax credit carryforward	9,431
State
Tax Credit Carryforward
Net operating loss carryforwards	926,027
State \| Research and development credit carryforwards
Tax Credit Carryforward
Tax credit carryforward	14,310
Foreign
Tax Credit Carryforward
Net operating loss carryforwards	1,743,380
Foreign \| Swiss income tax credit carryforwards
Tax Credit Carryforward
Tax credit carryforward	$ 1,469,989

Amount of operating loss carryforward, before tax effects, available to reduce future taxable income under enacted tax laws.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482685/740-10-50-3

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