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Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Investments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]

Components of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments

Cash, cash equivalents, and investments consisted of the following (in thousands):

			December 31,
			2025						2024
Cash			$	199,755					$	170,852
Money market instruments			63,170						15,242
Cash and cash equivalents			262,925						186,094
Corporate bonds			66,625						55,742
Treasury notes			7,412						2,487
Sovereign bonds			—						990
Asset-backed securities			—						737
Current investments			74,037						59,956
Corporate bonds			278,726						285,174
Treasury notes			22,431						43,147
Asset-backed securities			4,182						12,577
Non-current investments			305,339						340,898
			$	642,301					$	586,948

Summary of Available-for-Sale Investments

The following table summarizes the Company’s available-for-sale investments as of December 31, 2025 (in thousands):

			Amortized Cost						Gross Unrealized Gains						Gross Unrealized Losses						Fair Value
Current:
Corporate bonds			$	66,661					$	125					$	(161)					$	66,625
Treasury notes			7,389						23						—						7,412
Non-current:
Corporate bonds			275,781						3,024						(79)						278,726
Treasury notes			22,287						144						—						22,431
Asset-backed securities			4,471						—						(289)						4,182
			$	376,589					$	3,316					$	(529)					$	379,376

The following table summarizes the Company’s available-for-sale investments as of December 31, 2024 (in thousands):

			Amortized Cost						Gross Unrealized Gains						Gross Unrealized Losses						Fair Value
Current:
Corporate bonds			$	56,472					$	3					$	(733)					$	55,742
Treasury notes			2,501						—						(14)						2,487
Sovereign bonds			1,013						—						(23)						990
Asset-backed securities			739						—						(2)						737
Non-current:
Corporate bonds			288,332						408						(3,566)						285,174
Treasury notes			43,570						2						(425)						43,147
Asset-backed securities			13,131						—						(554)						12,577
			$	405,758					$	413					$	(5,317)					$	400,854

Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value

The following table summarizes the Company’s gross unrealized losses and fair values for available-for-sale investments in an unrealized loss position as of December 31, 2025 (in thousands):

			Unrealized Loss Position For Less than 12 Months												Unrealized Loss Position For Greater than 12 Months												Total
			Fair Value						Unrealized Losses						Fair Value						Unrealized Losses						Fair Value						Unrealized Losses
Corporate bonds			$	30,602					$	(73)					$	22,412					$	(167)					$	53,014					$	(240)
Asset-backed securities			—						—						4,182						(289)						4,182						(289)
			$	30,602					$	(73)					$	26,594					$	(456)					$	57,196					$	(529)

The following table summarizes the Company’s gross unrealized losses and fair values for available-for-sale investments in an unrealized loss position as of December 31, 2024 (in thousands):

			Unrealized Loss Position For Less than 12 Months												Unrealized Loss Position For Greater than 12 Months												Total
			Fair Value						Unrealized Losses						Fair Value						Unrealized Losses						Fair Value						Unrealized Losses
Corporate bonds			$	172,049					$	(2,227)					$	87,815					$	(2,071)					$	259,864					$	(4,298)
Treasury notes			42,149						(425)						2,487						(14)						44,636						(439)
Asset-backed securities			11,024						(547)						2,290						(10)						13,314						(557)
Sovereign bonds			—						—						990						(23)						990						(23)
			$	225,222					$	(3,199)					$	93,582					$	(2,118)					$	318,804					$	(5,317)

Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

The following table summarizes the Company's gross realized gains and losses on the sale of debt securities (in thousands):

						Year Ended December 31,
						2025						2024						2023
Gross realized gains						$	180					$	8					$	111
Gross realized losses						(24)						(16)						(2,065)
Net realized gains (losses)						$	156					$	(8)					$	(1,954)

Effective Maturity Dates of Available-for-Sale Investments

The following table summarizes the effective maturity dates of the Company’s available-for-sale investments as of December 31, 2025 (in thousands):

			<1 year						1-2 Years						2-3 Years						3-4 Years						4-5 Years												Total
Corporate bonds			$	66,625					$	77,129					$	99,911					$	68,109					$	33,577											$	345,351
Treasury notes			7,412						15,421						7,010						—						—												29,843
Asset-backed securities			—						—						—						1,624						2,558												4,182
			$	74,037					$	92,550					$	106,921					$	69,733					$	36,135											$	379,376

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