Marketable Investments - Summarizes the maturity periods of the marketable investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
FY 2023	$ 5,953
FY 2024	5,812
FY 2025	1,899
Market value	13,664	$ 19,688
Corporate obligations
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
FY 2023	5,953
FY 2024	3,832
FY 2025	1,899
Market value	11,684	17,703
Federal agency obligations
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
FY 2023	0
FY 2024	1,980
FY 2025	0
Market value	$ 1,980	$ 1,985

Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Rolling Year Three Amortized Cost Basis

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 320
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)
-Publisher FASB
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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 320
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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
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-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147479853/942-210-S99-1

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