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Fair Value Measurements (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2022
Fair Value Measurements [Abstract] |
Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table Text Block] |
|  | Assets and Liabilities at Fair Value as of March 31, 2022
|  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
|  | (in thousands)
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 59,520 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 59,520 |
Short-term investments |  | 12,460 |  |  | 14,522 |  |  | — |  |  | 26,982 |
Total cash and cash equivalents and investments |  | $ | 71,980 |  |  | $ | 14,522 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 86,502 |
|  | Assets and Liabilities at Fair Value as of December 31, 2021
|  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
|  | (in thousands)
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 64,065 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 64,065 |
Short-term investments |  | 7,561 |  |  | 15,117 |  |  | — |  |  | 22,678 |
Total cash and cash equivalents and investments |  | $ | 71,626 |  |  | $ | 15,117 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 86,743 |

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