A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income from liability measured at fair value on recurring basis using unobservable input (level 3).

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Amount of purchases, (sales), issuances and (settlements) of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Fair value of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Indicates line item in statement in which net income is reported that includes gain (loss) from liability measured at fair value using unobservable input (level 3).

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Fair value of financial instruments and investments - Summary of changes in the fair value of the Company's Level 3 valuation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Changes in the fair value of warrant liability and SARs liability
Change in fair value - Income Statement location		Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Asset
PTC-FA and PTC-AS
Changes in the fair value of warrant liability and SARs liability
Change in fair value		$ 128,400
Ending Balance		0
Upstaza
Changes in the fair value of warrant liability and SARs liability
Ending Balance		36,300
Development and Regulatory Milestones \| Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) \| Agilis
Changes in the fair value of warrant liability and SARs liability
Ending Balance		26,600
Development and Regulatory Milestones \| Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) \| Agilis \| Commitments
Changes in the fair value of warrant liability and SARs liability
Beginning Balance		82,500	$ 139,300
Change in fair value		(55,900)	(6,800)
Payments	$ (50,000)		(50,000)
Ending Balance		26,600	82,500
Net Sales Milestones and Royalties \| Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) \| Agilis
Changes in the fair value of warrant liability and SARs liability
Ending Balance		9,700
Net Sales Milestones and Royalties \| Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) \| Agilis \| Commitments
Changes in the fair value of warrant liability and SARs liability
Beginning Balance		81,500	100,600
Change in fair value		(71,800)	(19,100)
Ending Balance		$ 9,700	$ 81,500