Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Accelerated Vesting Expense

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Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Accrued Severance Compensation

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Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Extension of Award Exercise Period

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of additional cost recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement from occurrence of event accelerating recognition of cost.

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Restructuring and Severance Charges - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			3 Months Ended
	Apr. 16, 2021	Feb. 04, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Restructuring Charges
Accelerated vesting expense			$ 0.7
Chief Medical Officer
Restructuring Charges
Accelerated vesting expense		$ 0.7
Chief Financial Officer
Restructuring Charges
Accelerated vesting expense	$ 0.9
Extension of exercise period	24 months
Accelerated cost			$ 0.4
Accrued severance compensation				$ 0.9