Disposal Groups, Including Disposal Of Long-Lived Assets

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Lessor, Operating Sublease, Number Of Options To Extend

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Lessor, Operating Sublease, Rentable Area

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Future Royalties, Threshold After First Commercial Sale

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Noncash Or Part Noncash Divestiture, Milestone Payments, To Be Received

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Amount before tax of gain (loss) recognized on the sale or disposal of a disposal group. Excludes discontinued operations.

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

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

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Amount of noncash consideration received for selling an asset or business through a noncash (or part noncash) transaction.

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Divestiture of Preclinical Small Molecule Programs (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Mar. 01, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	May 01, 2024 ft² extension_option
Disposal Groups, Including Disposal Of Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Equity consideration received in the divestiture of small molecule programs (Note 10)				$ 15,000	$ 0
Lessor, operating sublease, rentable area \| ft²						12,985
Sublease term						10 months
Lessor, operating sublease, number of options to extend \| extension_option						2
Sublease renewal option term						6 months
Gain from divestiture of small molecule programs		$ 0	$ 0	14,537	$ 0
Venture Backed Private Company ("VBPC")
Disposal Groups, Including Disposal Of Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Equity consideration received in the divestiture of small molecule programs (Note 10)	$ 15,000
Noncash or part noncash divestiture, milestone payments, to be received		$ 1,200,000		$ 1,200,000
Future royalties, threshold after first commercial sale		10 years		10 years
Gain from divestiture of small molecule programs				$ 14,500