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Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Weighted Average Outstanding Stock Options (Details) - shares shares in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2025 | Mar. 31, 2024
Stock Options, RSUs And PSUs |  |
Organization And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |
Potentially dilutive securities (in shares) | 34,698 | 26,973

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- Definition Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Topic 260 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482662/260-10-50-1 + Details
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