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	Aug. 06, 2021	Jul. 02, 2021	Jun. 16, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2019	Jan. 31, 2013
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock shares authorized			400,000,000		400,000,000		400,000,000		400,000,000	400,000,000
Preferred stock undesignated shares authorized			40,000,000
Common stock par value per share			$ 0.0001		$ 0.0001		$ 0.0001		$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Preferred stock par value per share			$ 0.0001
Preferred stock issued					0		0		0	0
Sale of stock number of shares issued in transaction							4,266,311		5,046,860
Sale of common stock maximum aggregate offering price		$ 150,000,000.0
Termination notice period for sales agreement		10 days
Net proceeds from Issuance of common stock after deducting offering-related transaction costs and commissions							$ 62,400,000		$ 82,000,000.0
Weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted							$ 10.71	$ 17.08
Time-based Options
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost					$ 65,800,000		$ 65,800,000		$ 65,800,000
Weighted-average period of unrecognized compensation cost							2 years 9 months 18 days
Maximum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period							4 years
2013 Equity Incentive Plan
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Increased to number of shares reserved under plan											4,771,615
2013 Equity Incentive Plan \| Maximum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expiration period							10 years
2020 Incentive Award Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares of common stock initially reserved for issuance				3,900,000
Percentage of shares of common stock outstanding on final day of immediately preceding calendar year				5.00%
Number of remaining shares available for issuance					2,092,732		2,092,732		2,092,732
2020 Incentive Award Plan \| Maximum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expiration period							10 years
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Participant maximum contribution as percentage of eligible compensation				15.00%
Percentage of purchase price of shares of lower of fair market value				85.00%
Shares of common stock available for issuance					589,803		589,803		589,803
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Unrecognized compensation cost					$ 200,000		$ 200,000		$ 200,000
Weighted-average period of unrecognized compensation cost							6 months
Employee Stock Purchase Plan \| Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
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Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares issued under ESPP					49,000	14,000
Public Offering
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Sale of stock, price per share			$ 18.00
Proceeds from the IPO, net of underwriting discounts, commissions and offering costs			$ 274,100,000
Sale of common stock maximum aggregate offering price		$ 150,000,000.0
Net proceeds from Issuance of common stock after deducting offering-related transaction costs and commissions									$ 82,000,000.0
Follow-on Public Offering \| Common Stock
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Sale of stock, price per share	$ 18.00
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Proceeds from the follow-on public offering, net of underwriting discounts, commissions and offering costs	$ 155,100,000