JOINT VENTURE - Payments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	8 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022
JOINT VENTURE
Investments in joint venture related to direct payments made on behalf of joint venture - 50% share of purchase agreement deposits		$ (37,797)
Reimbursable payments for deposits on plant and equipment made on behalf of a joint venture or a joint venture partner partner - 50% share of Talen	$ (38,466)	(11,741)
Reimbursement of payments for deposits on plant and equipment made on behalf of a joint venture or joint venture partner	38,466	11,716
Talen reimbursement of 50% share of Minerva initial deposit paid by TeraWulf in the period ended March 31, 2021	$ 11,850
Bitmain Non-fixed Price Sales and Purchase Agreements
JOINT VENTURE
Investments in joint venture related to direct payments made on behalf of joint venture - 50% share of purchase agreement deposits		(11,402)
Reimbursable payments for deposits on plant and equipment made on behalf of a joint venture or a joint venture partner partner - 50% share of Talen		(11,402)
Other reimbursable payments		(339)
Other direct payments
JOINT VENTURE
Investments in joint venture related to direct payments made on behalf of joint venture - 50% share of purchase agreement deposits		$ (26,395)
Nautilus | Bitmain Non-fixed Price Sales and Purchase Agreements
JOINT VENTURE
Percentage of share in deposits		50.00%
Percentage of Talen's share in deposits paid		50.00%
Talen
JOINT VENTURE
Reimbursement of payments for deposits on plant and equipment made on behalf of a joint venture or joint venture partner		$ 11,716
Talen | Bitmain Non-fixed Price Sales and Purchase Agreements
JOINT VENTURE
Other reimbursable payments		314
Reimbursement of payments for deposits on plant and equipment made on behalf of a joint venture or joint venture partner		$ 11,402
Talen | Nautilus | Bitmain Non-fixed Price Sales and Purchase Agreements
JOINT VENTURE
Percentage of share in deposits		50.00%