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Income taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | May 31, 2024
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |
Effective income tax, percent |  | 26.00% |
Additional tax benefit | $ 1.6 |  |
Tax Year 2016 To 2018 |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |
Research and development tax credit that are proposed to be disallowed |  |  | $ 8.5
Research and development tax credits |  |  | $ 12.9
Income tax credits, net | $ 1.0 |  |

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