Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Changes in Estimated Fair Value of Contingent Cash Awards (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Balance as of December 31, 2022	$ 898
Vesting of Awards	508
Expense forfeited	(117)
Change in fair value	(175)
Balance as of September 30, 2023	$ 1,114

Fair value measurement with unobservable inputs reconciliations recurring basis liability expense forfeited.

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Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliations Recurring Basis Liability Vesting of Awards

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Amount of increase (decrease) of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)
-SubTopic 10
-Topic 820
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482106/820-10-50-2

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Fair value of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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