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Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands					1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 10, 2021 patent customer	Apr. 08, 2021 patent	Apr. 09, 2020 patent	Sep. 05, 2018 patent	Dec. 31, 2022 patent	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) inter_partes_review	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) patent inter_partes_review	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Contingencies [Line Items]
Restructuring charges \| $						$ 3,690	$ 0	$ 3,690	$ 0
Expected restructuring costs \| $						$ 3,700		$ 3,700
Number of IPR requests denied \| inter_partes_review						14		14
Number of IPR requests granted \| inter_partes_review						12		12
Number of patents subject to inter partes review (IPR)								2
Patents allegedly infringed and not appealed, number								1
Number of customers with filed complaint \| customer	2
Severance Expense
Contingencies [Line Items]
Restructuring charges \| $						$ 3,400		$ 3,415
Equipment Moving Costs
Contingencies [Line Items]
Restructuring charges \| $						$ 300		300
Other Exit Expense
Contingencies [Line Items]
Restructuring charges \| $								$ 275
Roku Lawsuit
Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed upon \| inter_partes_review								2
Pending litigation \| Roku Lawsuit
Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed upon				9
Number of patent families				4
Pending litigation \| Roku, TCL, Hisense, and Funai Patent Infringement - ITC Matter
Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed upon			5
Pending litigation \| TLC Hisense and Funai - ITC Matter
Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed upon			6
Pending litigation \| Roku- ITC Matter
Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed upon		2			2
Number of patents not infringed	1