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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Schedule of Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Fair value measurements
Total cash and cash equivalents	$ 605,378	$ 242,493
Equity securities	3,841	5,149
Non-marketable securities	7,650	10,065	$ 3,090
Purchases of non-marketable securities	6,957	10,000
Changes in fair value	1,127	1,038
Settlements	(10,499)
Equity Securities without Readily Determinable Fair Value, Upward Price Adjustment, Annual Amount	4,314	779
Equity Securities without Readily Determinable Fair Value, Downward Price Adjustment, Annual Amount	(4,250)	(10,821)
Other Investment Not Readily Marketable, Fair Value	45,968	39,842
Fair Value, Recurring
Fair value measurements
Equity securities	3,841	5,149
Non-marketable securities	7,650	10,065
Contingent consideration	(288,657)	(306,927)
Total	500,934	335,492
Fair Value, Recurring \| MDxHealth
Fair value measurements
Equity securities		4,600
Fair Value, Recurring \| Corporate bonds
Fair value measurements
Estimated Fair Value	55,828	114,671
Fair Value, Recurring \| U.S. government agency securities
Fair value measurements
Estimated Fair Value	56,716	225,223
Fair Value, Recurring \| Asset backed securities
Fair value measurements
Estimated Fair Value	34,897	44,521
Fair Value, Recurring \| Commercial paper
Fair value measurements
Estimated Fair Value	20,984
Fair Value, Recurring \| Cash and money market
Fair value measurements
Total cash and cash equivalents	530,100	178,168
Fair Value, Recurring \| Commercial paper
Fair value measurements
Total cash and cash equivalents	72,243	63,021
Fair Value, Recurring \| U.S. government agency securities
Fair value measurements
Total cash and cash equivalents	3,035	1,304
Fair Value, Recurring \| Restricted cash (1)
Fair value measurements
Total cash and cash equivalents	4,297	297
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Fair Value, Recurring
Fair value measurements
Equity securities	3,841	5,149
Non-marketable securities	0	0
Contingent consideration	0	0
Total	538,238	183,614
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Corporate bonds
Fair value measurements
Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Fair Value, Recurring \| U.S. government agency securities
Fair value measurements
Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Asset backed securities
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Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Commercial paper
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Estimated Fair Value	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Cash and money market
Fair value measurements
Total cash and cash equivalents	530,100	178,168
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Commercial paper
Fair value measurements
Total cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Fair Value, Recurring \| U.S. government agency securities
Fair value measurements
Total cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Restricted cash (1)
Fair value measurements
Total cash and cash equivalents	4,297	297
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Fair Value, Recurring
Fair value measurements
Equity securities	0	0
Non-marketable securities	0	0
Contingent consideration	0	0
Total	243,703	448,740
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Corporate bonds
Fair value measurements
Estimated Fair Value	55,828	114,671
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Fair Value, Recurring \| U.S. government agency securities
Fair value measurements
Estimated Fair Value	56,716	225,223
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Asset backed securities
Fair value measurements
Estimated Fair Value	34,897	44,521
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Commercial paper
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Estimated Fair Value	20,984
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Cash and money market
Fair value measurements
Total cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Commercial paper
Fair value measurements
Total cash and cash equivalents	72,243	63,021
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Fair Value, Recurring \| U.S. government agency securities
Fair value measurements
Total cash and cash equivalents	3,035	1,304
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Restricted cash (1)
Fair value measurements
Total cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Fair Value, Recurring
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Equity securities	0	0
Non-marketable securities	7,650	10,065
Contingent consideration	(288,657)	(306,927)
Total	(281,007)	(296,862)
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Corporate bonds
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Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Fair Value, Recurring \| U.S. government agency securities
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Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Asset backed securities
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Estimated Fair Value	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Commercial paper
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Estimated Fair Value	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Cash and money market
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Total cash and cash equivalents	0	0
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Total cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Fair Value, Recurring \| U.S. government agency securities
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Total cash and cash equivalents	0	0
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Fair value measurements
Total cash and cash equivalents	$ 0	$ 0