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Lessee, Operating Lease, Leased Square Feet

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Lessee, Operating Lease, Security Deposit

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Area of a real estate property.

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

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Term of lessee'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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Amount of single lease cost, calculated by allocation of remaining cost of lease over remaining lease term. Includes, but is not limited to, single lease cost, after impairment of right-of-use asset, calculated by amortization of remaining right-of-use asset and accretion of lease liability.

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Amount of cash outflow from operating lease, excluding payments to bring another asset to condition and location necessary for its intended use.

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LEASES - Narrative (Details)		3 Months Ended
LEASES - Narrative (Details)	Jan. 27, 2026 USD ($) ft² extension_option	Mar. 31, 2026 USD ($) ft²	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating lease, remaining lease term (in years)		5 months 12 days
Operating lease, cost		$ 1,200,000
Operating lease, payments		$ 1,500,000	$ 1,500,000
Lessee, operating lease, leased square feet \| ft²	43,474
Lessee, operating lease, expiration period (in months)	84 months
Lessee, operating lease, cost of additional square foot (in dollars per sq foot)	$ 1.00
Total security deposit in connection with lease	$ 800,000
Minimum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating lease, incremental borrowing rates based on remaining lease term (in percent)		6.65%
Maximum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating lease, incremental borrowing rates based on remaining lease term (in percent)		6.94%
Laboratory Space
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lessee, operating lease, leased square feet \| ft²	14,956
Unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation	$ 1,000,000.0
Operating lease, increase in rent, percentage	3.00%
Office Space
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lessee, operating lease, leased square feet \| ft²	28,518
Operating lease extensions (in extension options) \| extension_option	1
Lease extension period	5 years
Unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation	$ 900,000
Cambridge
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Area of property leased (in square feet) \| ft²		65,167
Cambridge \| Letter of Credit
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Total security deposit in connection with lease		$ 1,700,000		$ 1,700,000
Cambridge \| Office And Storage Space
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Leased area subject to expiration \| ft²		59,216
Cambridge \| Laboratory Space
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Leased area subject to expiration \| ft²		5,951