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Cash and cash equivalents - Short-Term Deposits, Classified as Cash Equivalents (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023
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Disclosures Of Cash And Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |
Principal | $ 313,107 | $ 50,707
Short-term deposits, classified as cash equivalents | $ 322,500 | $ 23,545
Short term deposit one |  |
Disclosures Of Cash And Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |
Interest Rate | 0.43% | 0.39%
Principal | $ 1,000 | $ 5,000
Interest accrued to-date | 4 | 16
Short-term deposits, classified as cash equivalents | $ 1,004 | $ 5,016
Short term deposit two |  |
Disclosures Of Cash And Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |
Interest Rate | 0.08% | 0.28%
Principal | $ 5,300 | $ 1,300
Interest accrued to-date | 3 | 2
Short-term deposits, classified as cash equivalents | $ 5,303 | $ 1,302
Short term deposit three |  |
Disclosures Of Cash And Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |
Interest Rate | 0.45% | 0.80%
Principal | $ 500 | $ 1,000
Interest accrued to-date | 1 | 0
Short-term deposits, classified as cash equivalents | $ 501 | $ 1,000
Short term deposit four |  |
Disclosures Of Cash And Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |
Interest Rate | 0.40% | 0.27%
Principal | $ 1,000 | $ 3,000
Interest accrued to-date | 2 | 6
Short-term deposits, classified as cash equivalents | $ 1,002 | $ 3,006
Short term deposit five |  |
Disclosures Of Cash And Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |
Interest Rate | 0.36% | 0.54%
Principal | $ 500 | $ 2,000
Interest accrued to-date | 1 | 8
Short-term deposits, classified as cash equivalents | $ 501 | $ 2,008
Short term deposit six |  |
Disclosures Of Cash And Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |
Interest Rate | 0.27% | 0.45%
Principal | $ 2,000 | $ 2,700
Interest accrued to-date | 2 | 5
Short-term deposits, classified as cash equivalents | $ 2,002 | $ 2,705
Short term deposit seven |  |
Disclosures Of Cash And Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |
Interest Rate | 0.34% | 0.23%
Principal | $ 50,000 | $ 2,200
Interest accrued to-date | 39 | 4
Short-term deposits, classified as cash equivalents | $ 50,039 | $ 2,204
Short term deposit eight |  |
Disclosures Of Cash And Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |
Interest Rate | 0.34% | 0.16%
Principal | $ 50,000 | $ 1,140
Interest accrued to-date | 39 | 1
Short-term deposits, classified as cash equivalents | $ 50,039 | $ 1,141
Short term deposit nine |  |
Disclosures Of Cash And Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |
Interest Rate | 0.46% | 0.78%
Principal | $ 1,000 | $ 700
Interest accrued to-date | 3 | 2
Short-term deposits, classified as cash equivalents | $ 1,003 | $ 702
Short term deposit ten |  |
Disclosures Of Cash And Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |
Interest Rate | 0.25% | 0.70%
Principal | $ 500 | $ 1,850
Interest accrued to-date | 0 | 1
Short-term deposits, classified as cash equivalents | $ 500 | $ 1,851
Short term deposit eleven |  |
Disclosures Of Cash And Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |
Interest Rate | 0.09% | 1.02%
Principal | $ 4,500 | $ 1,300
Interest accrued to-date | 2 | 6
Short-term deposits, classified as cash equivalents | $ 4,502 | $ 1,306
Short term deposit twelve |  |
Disclosures Of Cash And Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |
Interest Rate | 0.44% | 0.77%
Principal | $ 99,452 | $ 1,300
Interest accrued to-date | 88 | 4
Short-term deposits, classified as cash equivalents | $ 99,540 | 1,304
Short term deposit thirteen |  |
Disclosures Of Cash And Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |
Interest Rate | 0.32% |
Principal | $ 500 |
Interest accrued to-date | 1 |
Short-term deposits, classified as cash equivalents | $ 501 |
Short term deposit fourteen |  |
Disclosures Of Cash And Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |
Interest Rate | 0.18% |
Principal | $ 800 |
Interest accrued to-date | 0 |
Short-term deposits, classified as cash equivalents | $ 800 |
Short term deposit fifteen |  |
Disclosures Of Cash And Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |
Interest Rate | 0.10% |
Principal | $ 2,509 |
Interest accrued to-date | 2 |
Short-term deposits, classified as cash equivalents | $ 2,511 |
Short term deposit sixteen |  |
Disclosures Of Cash And Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |
Interest Rate | 0.10% |
Principal | $ 1,806 |
Interest accrued to-date | 1 |
Short-term deposits, classified as cash equivalents | $ 1,807 |
Short term deposit seventeen |  |
Disclosures Of Cash And Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |
Interest Rate | 0.10% |
Principal | $ 1,505 |
Interest accrued to-date | 0 |
Short-term deposits, classified as cash equivalents | $ 1,505 |
Short term deposit eighteen |  |
Disclosures Of Cash And Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |
Interest Rate | 0.45% |
Principal | $ 99,352 |
Interest accrued to-date | 88 |
Short-term deposits, classified as cash equivalents | 99,440 |
Short-term deposits classified as cash equivalents |  |
Disclosures Of Cash And Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |
Principal | 322,224 | 23,490
Interest accrued to-date | 276 | 55
Short-term deposits, classified as cash equivalents | $ 322,500 | $ 23,545

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