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Termination Payout, Health Insurance Premium Worth

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Per share price of saleable stock paid or offered to be paid by acquirer in business combination.

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The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity.

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Period from grant to expiration date of share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events (Details)	Apr. 01, 2026	Apr. 13, 2026 shares $ / shares
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Termination benefit, health insurance premium worth	12 months
Tang Capital Partners, LP \| Kezar Life Sciences Inc
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	9.00%
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Options granted expiry period (in years)	90 days
Subsequent Event \| Kezar Life Sciences Inc \| Tang Capital Partners, LP
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Business combination, price per share (usd per share) \| $ / shares		$ 6.955
Number of contingent value rights (in shares) \| shares		1