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ACQUISITION OF SANGAMO THERAPEUTICS FRANCE S.A.S. - Narrative (Detail) - Sangamo France - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |  |
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Oct. 31, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Oct. 01, 2018 | Jul. 20, 2018
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred | $ 45,900,000 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill impairments |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |
Business acquisition, share price (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  | $ 2.99 |
Share purchase agreement and tender offer agreement |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of equity interests agreed to acquire |  | 100.00% |  | 100.00% |  |
Number of free shares held by the holders (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 477
Number of ordinary shares acquired (in shares) |  | 477 |  |  |  |

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