Sale of Stock, Aggregate Gross Sales Price

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Sale of Stock, Total Equity Distribution Agreement Remaining

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Sale of Stock, Weighted Average Price Per Share

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Face amount or stated value per share of common stock.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(29))
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480566/210-10-S99-1

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Cash received on stock transaction after deduction of issuance costs.

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The number of shares issued or sold by the subsidiary or equity method investee per stock transaction.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Capitalization (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	19 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Feb. 28, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (usd per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001	$ 0.001			$ 0.001
At The Market Offering Member
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (usd per share)				$ 0.001
Aggregate gross sales price (up to)				$ 240,000	$ 100,000
Shares issued in offering (shares)	312,683	860,503	1,745,354
Weighted average price per share (usd per share)	$ 74.60	$ 75.56	$ 74.49
Net proceeds from stock offering	$ 22,782	$ 63,779	$ 127,210
Total equity distribution	$ 109,995	$ 109,995	$ 109,995