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Percentage of increase in number of shares of capital stock reserved for issuance.

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Period for increase in number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance.

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Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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Purchase price of common stock expressed as a percentage of its fair value.

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Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2021	Oct. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share base compensation expense				$ 2,500	$ 2,314	$ 7,598	$ 6,524
Service-based RSUs \| Employee
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share base compensation expense				300	100	$ 700	200
Vesting period						3 years
Performance RSUs \| Executive Officer and Certain Employees
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share base compensation expense				$ 300	$ 200	$ 1,100	$ 600
Vesting period	1 year
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of common shares issuable under the plan (in shares)		225,188
Percentage of increase in number of shares of capital stock issued and outstanding		1.00%
Percent of purchase shares of common stock		85.00%
2019 Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of common shares issuable under the plan (in shares)			2,844,193
Percentage of increase in number of shares of capital stock issued and outstanding			4.00%
Maximum \| Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Period for increase in number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance		10 years
Maximum \| 2019 Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Period for increase in number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance			10 years