Sale of Stock, Aggregate Offering Price

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Sale of Stock, Consideration Received on Transaction, Underwriting Discounts

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Sale of Stock, Maximum Transaction Amount

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The cash outflow for cost incurred directly with the issuance of an equity security.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 15
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482740/230-10-45-15

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Cash received on stock transaction after deduction of issuance costs.

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The number of shares issued or sold by the subsidiary or equity method investee per stock transaction.

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Per share amount received by subsidiary or equity investee for each share of common stock issued or sold in the stock transaction.

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Amount remaining authorized for purchase of share under share repurchase plan. Includes, but is not limited to, repurchase of stock and unit of ownership.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Company Overview and Basis of Presentation (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands				3 Months Ended		79 Months Ended
	Aug. 14, 2025	Apr. 23, 2024	Apr. 03, 2024	Mar. 31, 2026	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2026
Equity distribution agreement
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares issued in transaction (in shares)						28,506,216
Consideration received on sale of stock						$ 86,563
Payments for stock issuance costs						4,142
Equity distribution agreement \| Maximum
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Sale of stock, aggregate offering price		$ 100,000
Amended Equity Distribution Agreement
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares issued in transaction (in shares)				1,191,071	7,457,627
Consideration received on sale of stock				$ 4,810	$ 21,306
Sale of stock, maximum transaction amount			$ 250
Underwriting discounts				252	$ 694
Remaining authorized amount				$ 73,000		$ 73,000
Underwritten Public Offering
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares issued in transaction (in shares)	21,250,000
Consideration received on sale of stock	$ 79,900
Payments for stock issuance costs	440
Underwriting discounts	$ 5,100
Price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 4.00