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Cash and Cash Equivalents and Investments (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Investments [Abstract] |
Schedule of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-term Investments [Table Text Block] |
|  | As of June 30, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Amortized Cost |  | Gross Unrealized Gains |  | Gross Unrealized Losses |  | Estimated Fair Value
|  | (in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 86,943 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 86,943 |
Securities maturing within one year: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. treasury securities |  | 110,503 |  |  | 312 |  |  | — |  |  | 110,815 |
Corporate debt securities |  | 4,108 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,108 |
Total short-term investments |  | $ | 114,611 |  |  | $ | 312 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 114,923 |
Total cash and cash equivalents and investments |  | $ | 201,554 |  |  | $ | 312 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 201,866 |
|  | As of December 31, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Amortized Cost |  | Gross Unrealized Gains |  | Gross Unrealized Losses |  | Estimated Fair Value
|  |  |  | (in thousands) |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 36,112 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 36,112 |
Securities maturing within one year: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. treasury securities |  | 235,463 |  |  | 94 |  |  | (10) |  |  | 235,547 |
Total short-term investments |  | $ | 235,463 |  |  | $ | 94 |  |  | $ | (10) |  |  | $ | 235,547 |
Total cash and cash equivalents and investments |  | $ | 271,575 |  |  | $ | 94 |  |  | $ | (10) |  |  | $ | 271,659 |

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