Income Taxes - Reconciliation Between Effective Tax Rate and Statutory Income Tax Rate (Detail)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Federal income tax rate	21.00%	21.00%	21.00%
State taxes	(7.70%)	4.10%	0.40%
Research and development tax credits	28.30%	6.90%	10.00%
Valuation allowance	(13.70%)	(14.70%)	(9.80%)
Permanent differences	(0.20%)	(1.10%)	(0.30%)
Stock-based compensation	(2.00%)	(1.50%)	(3.40%)
Excess benefit stock deductions	1.60%	0.30%	0.40%
Foreign rate differential	(11.30%)	(13.20%)	(18.40%)
Non-deductible repurchase premium	0.00%	(2.20%)	0.00%
Non-deductible premium on note conversion	(15.30%)	(0.00%)	(0.00%)
Other	(3.80%)	(1.60%)	0.10%
Effective tax rate	(3.10%)	(2.00%)	(0.00%)

Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Deduction, Excess benefit stock deductions

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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