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Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Financial instruments transferred among fair value hierarchy levels	$ 0
Cash equivalents included of available-for-sale securities	11,800,000	$ 9,100,000
Short-term investments included of available-for-sale securities	$ 196,170,000	$ 300,535,000

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Transfers among fair value hierarchy levels amount.

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Amount of investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale), classified as current.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Amount of short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.

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