Investments and Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value Measurements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	$ 85,371	$ 103,906
Total investment securities at fair value	122,394	146,687
Long-term investment securities at fair value	29,090	32,089
Marketable equity securities
Assets:
Total equity securities at fair value	14,967	19,560
Mutual funds invested in debt securities
Assets:
Total equity securities at fair value	22,056	23,221
U.S. government securities
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	3,072
Corporate securities
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	50,827
U.S. government and federal agency
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	25,728
Foreign fixed-income securities
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	1,215
Recurring
Assets:
Total investment securities at fair value	122,394	146,687
Long-term investment securities at fair value	29,090	32,089
Total	434,995	333,895
Liabilities:
Fair value of contingent liability	182	2,646
Total	182	2,646
Recurring \| Marketable equity securities
Assets:
Total equity securities at fair value	14,967	19,560
Recurring \| Mutual funds invested in debt securities
Assets:
Total equity securities at fair value	22,056	23,221
Recurring \| Total equity securities at fair value
Assets:
Total equity securities at fair value	37,023	42,781
Recurring \| U.S. government securities
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	3,072	6,481
Recurring \| Corporate securities
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	50,827	47,531
Recurring \| U.S. government and federal agency
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	25,728	19,572
Recurring \| Commercial paper
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	4,529	29,103
Recurring \| Foreign fixed-income securities
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	1,215	1,219
Recurring \| Total debt securities available for sale
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	85,371	103,906
Recurring \| Money market funds
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	210,258	130,583
Recurring \| Commercial paper
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	49,143	24,426
Recurring \| Certificates of deposit
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	110	110
Recurring \| Bonds
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	24,000
Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Assets:
Total investment securities at fair value	37,023	42,781
Long-term investment securities at fair value	0	0
Total	271,281	173,364
Liabilities:
Fair value of contingent liability	0	0
Total	0	0
Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Marketable equity securities
Assets:
Total equity securities at fair value	14,967	19,560
Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Mutual funds invested in debt securities
Assets:
Total equity securities at fair value	22,056	23,221
Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Total equity securities at fair value
Assets:
Total equity securities at fair value	37,023	42,781
Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| U.S. government securities
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	0	0
Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Corporate securities
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	0	0
Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| U.S. government and federal agency
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	0	0
Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Commercial paper
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	0	0
Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Foreign fixed-income securities
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	0	0
Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Total debt securities available for sale
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	0	0
Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Money market funds
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	210,258	130,583
Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Commercial paper
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0
Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Certificates of deposit
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0
Recurring \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Bonds
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	24,000
Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Assets:
Total investment securities at fair value	85,371	103,906
Long-term investment securities at fair value	0	0
Total	134,624	128,442
Liabilities:
Fair value of contingent liability	0	0
Total	0	0
Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Marketable equity securities
Assets:
Total equity securities at fair value	0	0
Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Mutual funds invested in debt securities
Assets:
Total equity securities at fair value	0	0
Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Total equity securities at fair value
Assets:
Total equity securities at fair value	0	0
Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| U.S. government securities
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	3,072	6,481
Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Corporate securities
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	50,827	47,531
Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| U.S. government and federal agency
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	25,728	19,572
Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Commercial paper
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	4,529	29,103
Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Foreign fixed-income securities
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	1,215	1,219
Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Total debt securities available for sale
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	85,371	103,906
Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Money market funds
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Commercial paper
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	49,143	24,426
Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Certificates of deposit
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	110	110
Recurring \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Bonds
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0
Recurring \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Total investment securities at fair value	0	0
Long-term investment securities at fair value	0	0
Total	0	0
Liabilities:
Fair value of contingent liability	182	2,646
Total	182	2,646
Recurring \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Marketable equity securities
Assets:
Total equity securities at fair value	0	0
Recurring \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Mutual funds invested in debt securities
Assets:
Total equity securities at fair value	0	0
Recurring \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Total equity securities at fair value
Assets:
Total equity securities at fair value	0	0
Recurring \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| U.S. government securities
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	0	0
Recurring \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Corporate securities
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	0	0
Recurring \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| U.S. government and federal agency
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	0	0
Recurring \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Commercial paper
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	0	0
Recurring \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Foreign fixed-income securities
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	0	0
Recurring \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Total debt securities available for sale
Assets:
Debt securities available for sale	0	0
Recurring \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Money market funds
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Recurring \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Commercial paper
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Recurring \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Certificates of deposit
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	$ 0
Recurring \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Bonds
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 0

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