COMMON STOCK (Details)				1 Months Ended							3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 01, 2023 USD ($) shares	Feb. 23, 2023 item $ / shares shares	Jan. 30, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Aug. 14, 2023 USD ($) shares	Feb. 28, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jan. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Oct. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Apr. 30, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) item $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) item $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Feb. 22, 2023 shares
COMMON STOCK
Number of proposals approved | item		2
Common stock par value | $ / shares		$ 0.001					$ 0.001				$ 0.001		$ 0.001
Authorized shares											500,000,000		500,000,000
Common stock shares authorized		400,000,000					200,000,000				400,000,000		400,000,000		200,000,000
Common stock number of votes | item											1		1
Preferred stock shares authorized		100,000,000					25,000,000				100,000,000		100,000,000		25,000,000
Preferred stock par value | $ / shares		$ 0.001					$ 0.001				$ 0.001		$ 0.001
Number of shares of common stock	40,764,706							7,481,747
Number of shares in each unit								1
Number of warrants in each unit								1
Threshold trading days for weighted average price calculation								10 days
Warrants issued to lenders								2,667,678
Exercise price of warrants (in dollars per share) | $ / shares								$ 1.93			$ 0.56		$ 0.56
Warrant exercise (in shares)													1,130,403	0
Proceeds from Warrant Exercises | $													$ 11,000
Price per share (in dollar per share) | $ / shares								$ 0.01
Common stock offering, net of issuance costs | $								$ 9,400,000			$ 6,039,000	$ 27,151,000	32,348,000	$ 33,935,000
Proceeds from issuance of common stock | $	$ 26,600,000							5,100,000					36,123,000	$ 34,075,000
Proceeds from issuance of warrants | $								$ 4,300,000					$ 2,500,000
Dividends declared (in dollar per share) | $ / shares													$ 0	$ 0
Common stock shares outstanding							145,492,971				216,055,887		216,055,887
Weighted average price | $ / shares								$ 1.26
Aggregate purchase price | $								$ 3,500,000
Exchange Agreement
COMMON STOCK
TeraClub shares converted to TeraWulf shares			12,000,000
New Exchange Warrants
COMMON STOCK
Number of shares issued for warrant exercise			12,000,000
New exchange warrants issued			12,000,000
Strike price | $ / shares			$ 0.0001
Subscription agreements with February Common Stock Investors
COMMON STOCK
Number of shares of common stock					1,386,467
Share price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares					$ 0.68
Proceeds from private placement | $					$ 886,000
Private Placement
COMMON STOCK
Number of shares of common stock									634,517	271,447
Percentage of Warrants Exercised						50.00%
Proceeds from Warrant Exercises | $						$ 1,800,000
Percentage of warrants expired						50.00%
Common stock offering, net of issuance costs | $									$ 5,000,000.0	$ 2,100,000
Private Placement | December Warrants
COMMON STOCK
Warrants issued to lenders							8,750,000
Exercise price of warrants (in dollars per share) | $ / shares							$ 0.40
Proceeds from issuance of common stock | $							$ 5,400,000
Proceeds from issuance of warrants | $							1,300,000
Private Placement | Warrant subscription agreement | Warrant Investors
COMMON STOCK
Warrants issued to lenders			1
Exercise price of warrants (in dollars per share) | $ / shares			$ 0.00001
Warrants issued			2,380,952
Private Placement | Warrant subscription agreement | January 2023 Warrants
COMMON STOCK
Number of shares of common stock			2,380,952
Proceeds from Issuance of Equity | $			$ 2,500,000
Share price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares			$ 1.05
Number of shares issued for warrant exercise			2,380,952
December Private Placement
COMMON STOCK
Aggregate offering price | $							$ 6,740,000
Number of shares of common stock							16,850,000
Number of warrants issued							11,250,000
Price per share (in dollar per share) | $ / shares							$ 0.40
January Private Placement
COMMON STOCK
Price per share (in dollar per share) | $ / shares			$ 0.40
Common stock offering, net of issuance costs | $			$ 1,750,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Equity | $			$ 30,000,000
Percentage of Unexercised Warrants Replaced			50.00%
ATM Sales Agreement
COMMON STOCK
Number of shares of common stock													3,048,196	359,913
Common stock offering, net of issuance costs | $													$ 5,200,000	$ 854,000
ATM Sales Agreement | Subsequent Events
COMMON STOCK
Number of shares of common stock				3,623,762
Proceeds from issuance of common stock | $				$ 10,000,000.0
April ATM Sales Agreement
COMMON STOCK
Common stock par value | $ / shares									$ 0.001
Aggregate offering price | $									$ 200,000,000.0
Common stock offering, net of issuance costs | $													$ 184,600,000
Percentage of commission o gross proceed									3.00%
Underwriting Agreement
COMMON STOCK
Common stock par value | $ / shares									$ 0.001
Number of shares of common stock					36,764,706				2,985,966
Proceeds from issuance of common stock | $									$ 20,600,000
Share price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares					$ 0.68
Term of over allotment option					30 days
Number of additional shares granted					5,514,705
Number of common stock elected to purchase					4,000,000
Series A Preferred Stock
COMMON STOCK
Preferred stock shares authorized											1		1