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Increase in right of use asset

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Lease expiration month and year.

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Tenant improvement costs equal monthly payments annual rate.

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The aggregate amount of write-downs for impairments recognized during the period for long-lived assets held for abandonment, exchange or sale.

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

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Date which lease or group of leases is set to expire, in YYYY-MM-DD format.

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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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Description of lessee's operating lease.

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Indicates (true false) whether lessee has option to extend operating lease.

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Description of terms and conditions of option to extend lessee's operating lease. Includes, but is not limited to, information about option recognized as part of right-of-use asset and lease liability.

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Leases - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended						3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Leases - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2025	Jun. 30, 2023	Oct. 31, 2021	Jan. 31, 2021	May 31, 2020	May 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025	Jul. 31, 2021
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
Rent expense							$ 2,300,000	$ 2,400,000	$ 4,700,000	$ 4,800,000
Weighted-average remaining lease term							7 years 6 months		7 years 6 months
Cash paid for operating leases									$ 6,500,000	5,600,000
Weighted-average discount rate							9.70%		9.70%
Lessee, operating lease, term of contract											12 years
Additional tenant improvement allowances		$ 4,400,000
Sublease income							$ 0	0	$ 0	0
Estimated market participant subtenant borrowing rate									8.00%
Tenant improvement costs in equal monthly payments annual rate		8.50%
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of							$ 5,670,000	$ 0	$ 5,670,000	0
Increase in lease liability									(2,881,000)	$ (1,731,000)
Leasehold Improvements
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of									1,700,000
Right-of-use Asset
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of									2,400,000
Sublease asset group
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of									$ 4,100,000
Third amendment
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
Operating lease, description									The lease amendment for this additional space commenced in April 2021 and expired in March 2024.
Lease expiration month and year				2024-03
Vivarium Lease Agreement
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
Expiration date	Dec. 31, 2028
Increase in lease liability	$ 1,100,000
Increase in right of use asset	$ 1,100,000
Initial Lease Agreement
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
Lease expiration year						2025
Operating lease, existence of option to extend			true		true	true
Lessee option to extend description									In April 2019, the Company executed the first amendment to the Initial Lease Agreement for additional corporate space, laboratory space and manufacturing capabilities.
Renewal term						7 years