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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Summary of Property and Equipment and Their Estimated Useful Lives (Details) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2022
Computer Equipment, Hardware, and Software | Minimum |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
Estimated useful lives of assets | 3 years
Computer Equipment, Hardware, and Software | Maximum |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
Estimated useful lives of assets | 5 years
Furniture and Fixtures | Minimum |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
Estimated useful lives of assets | 7 years
Furniture and Fixtures | Maximum |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
Estimated useful lives of assets | 10 years
Machinery and Equipment | Minimum |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
Estimated useful lives of assets | 3 years
Machinery and Equipment | Maximum |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
Estimated useful lives of assets | 10 years
Leasehold Improvements |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
Estimated useful lives of assets | Shorter of the lease term (including estimated renewals) or the estimated useful lives of the improvements

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- Definition Summary of significant accounting policies. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Describes the periods of time over which an entity anticipates to receive utility from its property, plant and equipment (that is, the periods of time over which an entity allocates the initial cost of its property, plant and equipment). + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 35 -Paragraph 4 -URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=126905813&loc=d3e1205-110223 + Details
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- Definition Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment. + References No definition available. + Details
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