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Number of another entity's patents that the entity has allegedly infringed.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Commitments and Contingencies - Litigation (Details)					1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies - Litigation (Details)	May 10, 2021 customer patent	Apr. 08, 2021 patent	Apr. 09, 2020 patent	Sep. 05, 2018 patent	Dec. 31, 2022 patent inter_partes_review	Dec. 31, 2022 patent inter_partes_review
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Voting threshold for business combinations (in percent)					0.6667	0.6667
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
Number of patents not appealed						1
Number of customer with a filed complaint \| customer	2
Roku lawsuit
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Number of patents allegedly infringed upon						2
Roku lawsuit \| Pending litigation
Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed upon				9
Number of patent families				4
Roku, TCL, Hisense, and Funai Patent Infringement - ITC Matter \| Pending litigation
Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed upon			5
TLC Hisense and Funai - ITC Matter \| Pending litigation
Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed upon			6
Roku- ITC Matter \| Pending litigation
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Number of patents allegedly infringed upon		2			2
Patents found not infringed	1