Lessee, Operating Lease, Rentable Area

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Operating Lease, Liability, Obligated Base Rent

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Operating Lease, Liability, Obligated Shared Amenities Space Base Rent

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Services Agreement, Renewal Term

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- Definition

Term of lessee's operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(3)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147478964/842-20-50-3

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Amount of operating lease expense. Excludes sublease income.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (b)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147479041/842-20-45-4

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 830
-SubTopic 30
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147481674/830-30-50-2

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 855
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147483399/855-10-50-2

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Subsequent Events (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Apr. 12, 2024 USD ($) ft²	Apr. 01, 2024
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Rent expense	$ 0.6	$ 0.6
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Lease term			6 years
Rentable area \| ft²			50,632
Obligated base rent			$ 1.4
Obligated shared amenities space base rent			$ 0.2
Subsequent Event \| Optime Care, Inc.
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Services agreement, renewal term				3 years