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Increase (Decrease) in Operating Lease Liability, Noncurrent

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Increase (Decrease) in Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset

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Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Monthly

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Lessee, Operating Lease, Number Of Renewal Options

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Lessee, Operating Lease, Security Deposit Waived

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Lessee, Operating Lease, Surrender Fee

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Lessee, Operating Lease, Termination Option Period

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Represents the fixed monthly rent for sublease.

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Amount of gain (loss) on termination of lease before expiration of lease term.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in obligation for operating lease.

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

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Amount of cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Leases - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands, £ in Millions					3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Leases - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands, £ in Millions	Jun. 23, 2026 USD ($)	Jun. 23, 2026 GBP (£)	Jun. 16, 2025 USD ($) renewal_option	Aug. 26, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Jun. 23, 2026 GBP (£)	Mar. 31, 2025
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Fixed monthly rent for sublease				$ 800
Decrease in operating lease liability						$ 9,486	$ 12,078
Non-cash portion of early termination on lease						1,259	$ 0
Building
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Term of contract, period			6 years 6 months						130 months
Number of renewal options \| renewal_option			1
Renewal term (in years)			5 years
Early termination option (in years)			6 years
Surrender fee	$ 600	£ 0.4
Security deposit waived	1,700							£ 1.3
Decrease in operating lease right-of-use asset	1,900
Decrease in operating lease liability	2,400
Decrease in operating lease liability, current	800
Decrease in operating lease liability, non-current	$ 1,600
Non-cash portion of early termination on lease					$ 1,900	$ 1,900
Building \| Minimum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Undiscounted lease payments to be paid monthly			$ 200
Building \| Maximum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Undiscounted lease payments to be paid monthly			$ 300
Letter of Credit
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Proceeds from letter of credit				$ 4,500