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Common Stock - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended					4 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	15 Months Ended
	Jan. 16, 2021	Apr. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Jul. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Jul. 07, 2021
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, voting rights									The holders of the Company’s common stock are entitled to one vote for each share of common stock.
Common Stock
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Shares issued and sold			374,677	874,770	2,912,557	1,761,285	2,795,700
Jeffries LLC Sales Agreement
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Gross proceeds from issuance of common stock								$ 300,000,000.0
Jeffries LLC Sales Agreement | Common Stock
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Shares issued and sold								2,908,009
Price per share of stock sold								$ 103.16
Jeffries LLC Amended Sales Agreement
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Gross proceeds from issuance of common stock									$ 289,300,000	$ 289,300,000
Jeffries LLC Amended Sales Agreement | Common Stock
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Shares issued and sold										3,248,633
Price per share of stock sold									$ 89.06	$ 89.06
Private Placement
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Gross proceeds from issuance of common stock	$ 260,000,000.0
Private Placement | Common Stock
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Shares issued and sold	2,795,700
Price per share of shares issued	$ 93.00
Net proceeds from sale of common stock	$ 252,000,000.0
At-The-Market | Jeffries LLC Sales Agreement | Maximum
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Aggregate gross proceeds of shares authorized under ATM sales agreement		$ 300,000,000.0
Commission rate		3.00%
At-The-Market | Jeffries LLC Amended Sales Agreement
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Aggregate gross proceeds of shares authorized under ATM sales agreement											$ 500,000,000.0

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