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Overview (Narrative) (Details)	Dec. 31, 2018 site	Nov. 01, 2018 $ / shares
Early Access Program [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Number of sites | site	5
Illumina, FC Ops Corp [Member] | Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. [Member]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Line Items]
Purchase price, per share amount | $ / shares		$ 8.00

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