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Investments and Fair Value Measurements - Amortized Cost and Unrealized Gains (Losses) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Amortized Cost
Less than 1 year	$ 62,505	$ 94,914
Total	62,505	109,182
Unrealized Gains
Less than 1 year	0	1
Total	0	1
Unrealized Losses
Less than 1 year	(299)	(1,000)
Total	(299)	(1,088)
Aggregate Estimated Fair Value
Less than 1 year	62,206	93,915
Total	62,206	108,095
Commercial paper
Amortized Cost
Less than 1 year	13,420	20,093
Unrealized Gains
Less than 1 year	0	0
Unrealized Losses
Less than 1 year	(16)	(73)
Aggregate Estimated Fair Value
Less than 1 year	13,404	20,020
Corporate notes/bonds
Amortized Cost
Less than 1 year	47,086	72,823
Due after one year through five years	0	14,268
Unrealized Gains
Less than 1 year	0	1
Due after one year through five years	0	0
Unrealized Losses
Less than 1 year	(271)	(911)
Due after one year through five years	0	(88)
Aggregate Estimated Fair Value
Less than 1 year	46,815	71,913
Due after one year through five years	0	14,180
Securities of government sponsored entities
Amortized Cost
Less than 1 year	1,999	1,998
Unrealized Gains
Less than 1 year	0	0
Unrealized Losses
Less than 1 year	(12)	(16)
Aggregate Estimated Fair Value
Less than 1 year	$ 1,987	$ 1,982

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