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Business Acquisition, Consideration Transferred, Value Of Shares, Subject To Vesting

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Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Value Of Shares

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Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Contract Liability

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Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Deferred Tax Liability

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Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Other Assets

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Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

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For contingent consideration arrangements recognized in connection with a business combination, this element represents an estimate of the high-end of the potential range (undiscounted) of the consideration which may be paid.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition costs			$ 1,800	$ 1,500
Purigen
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration transferred in acquisition	$ 32,034
Consideration milestone payment, maximum	32,000
Cash held in escrow	$ 1,200
Purigen \| Customer relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets useful life	5 years
Purigen \| Developed technology
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets useful life	15 years
Purigen \| Trade name
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets useful life	5 years
BioDiscovery
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration transferred in acquisition		$ 52,291
Intangible assets useful life		5 years
Consideration transferred, value of common stock		$ 40,000
Value of shares subject to vesting		$ 26,000
Increase (decrease) in contract liability			300
Increase (decrease) in deferred tax liability			1,800
Increase (decrease) in other assets			$ 100