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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Incurred any cost to defend lawsuits or settle claims	$ 0
Vehicles [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Operating lease, term of contract	36 months
Bachem Americas, Inc [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Non-cancellable purchase commitments	$ 70,700,000
Other non-cancellable purchase commitments	$ 19,700,000

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Term of lessee's operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(3)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147478964/842-20-50-3

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The minimum amount the entity agreed to spend under the long-term purchase commitment.

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Minimum amount of other commitment not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Excludes commitments explicitly modeled in the taxonomy, including but not limited to, long-term and short-term purchase commitments, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, supply commitments, registration payment arrangements, leases, debt, product warranties, guarantees, environmental remediation obligations, and pensions.

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