Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Summary of Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Cash equivalents:
Marketable securities, current	$ 147,513	$ 229,276
Marketable securities, non-current	81,951	9,193
Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Cash equivalents:
Marketable securities, current	3,862	4,768
Total	318,673	450,935
Other non-current liabilities:
Contingent consideration	851	1,800
Total	851	1,800
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Cash equivalents:
Marketable securities, current	0	0
Total	153,753	241,621
Other non-current liabilities:
Contingent consideration	0	0
Total	0	0
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Cash equivalents:
Marketable securities, current	3,862	4,768
Total	164,920	209,314
Other non-current liabilities:
Contingent consideration	0	0
Total	0	0
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Cash equivalents:
Marketable securities, current	0	0
Total	0	0
Other non-current liabilities:
Contingent consideration	851	1,800
Total	851	1,800
Money Market Funds [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Cash equivalents:
Cash equivalents	87,416	204,027
Money Market Funds [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Cash equivalents:
Cash equivalents	87,416	204,027
Money Market Funds [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Cash equivalents:
Cash equivalents	0	0
Money Market Funds [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Cash equivalents:
Cash equivalents	0	0
Mortgage- and Asset-backed Securities [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Cash equivalents:
Marketable securities, current	336
Marketable securities, non-current	15,472	7,962
Mortgage- and Asset-backed Securities [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Cash equivalents:
Marketable securities, current	0
Marketable securities, non-current	0	0
Mortgage- and Asset-backed Securities [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Cash equivalents:
Marketable securities, current	336
Marketable securities, non-current	15,472	7,962
Mortgage- and Asset-backed Securities [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Cash equivalents:
Marketable securities, current	0
Marketable securities, non-current	0	0
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Cash equivalents:
Cash equivalents		3,459
Marketable securities, current	51,180	62,316
Marketable securities, non-current	12,219	1,231
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Cash equivalents:
Cash equivalents		0
Marketable securities, current	0	0
Marketable securities, non-current	0	0
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Cash equivalents:
Cash equivalents		3,459
Marketable securities, current	51,180	62,316
Marketable securities, non-current	12,219	1,231
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Cash equivalents:
Cash equivalents		0
Marketable securities, current	0	0
Marketable securities, non-current	0	0
Certificates of Deposit [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Cash equivalents:
Marketable securities, current	31,320	52,713
Certificates of Deposit [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Cash equivalents:
Marketable securities, current	0	0
Certificates of Deposit [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Cash equivalents:
Marketable securities, current	31,320	52,713
Certificates of Deposit [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Cash equivalents:
Marketable securities, current	0	0
Commercial Paper [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Cash equivalents:
Cash equivalents	1,793	4,980
Marketable securities, current	48,738	71,885
Commercial Paper [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Cash equivalents:
Cash equivalents	0	0
Marketable securities, current	0	0
Commercial Paper [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Cash equivalents:
Cash equivalents	1,793	4,980
Marketable securities, current	48,738	71,885
Commercial Paper [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Cash equivalents:
Cash equivalents	0	0
Marketable securities, current	0	0
U.S. Government Agency Bonds [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Cash equivalents:
Marketable securities, current	2,997	30,086
U.S. Government Agency Bonds [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Cash equivalents:
Marketable securities, current	2,997	30,086
U.S. Government Agency Bonds [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Cash equivalents:
Marketable securities, current	0	0
U.S. Government Agency Bonds [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Cash equivalents:
Marketable securities, current	0	0
US Treasury Securities [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Cash equivalents:
Cash equivalents	9,080
Marketable securities, current		7,508
Marketable securities, non-current	54,260
US Treasury Securities [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Cash equivalents:
Cash equivalents	9,080
Marketable securities, current		7,508
Marketable securities, non-current	54,260
US Treasury Securities [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Cash equivalents:
Cash equivalents	0
Marketable securities, current		0
Marketable securities, non-current	0
US Treasury Securities [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Cash equivalents:
Cash equivalents	0
Marketable securities, current		$ 0
Marketable securities, non-current	$ 0

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