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Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Common stock, shares \| shares			61,718,000	43,518,000
Common stock, par value \| $ / shares			$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Subsequent Event \| Commitment Letter \| Perceptive Credit Holdings III, LP
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Secured debt financing \| $	$ 130
Subsequent Event \| Commitment Letter \| Perceptive Credit Holdings III, LP \| Refinancing Warrants
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage of warrant price per share	50.00%
Volume weighted average price, period	5 days
Warrant floor price per share \| $ / shares	$ 4.60
Percentage of remaining warrant price per share	50.00%
Percentage of warrant premium	12.50%
Subsequent Event \| Commitment Letter \| Perceptive Credit Holdings III, LP \| Tender Offer Warrants
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage of warrant price per share	50.00%
Volume weighted average price, period	5 days
Warrant floor price per share \| $ / shares	$ 4.60
Percentage of remaining warrant price per share	50.00%
Percentage of warrant premium	12.50%
Subsequent Event \| Commitment Letter \| Perceptive Credit Holdings III, LP \| Supplemental Warrants
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Volume weighted average price, period	5 days
Warrant floor price per share \| $ / shares	$ 4.60
Percentage of remaining warrant price per share	50.00%
Percentage of warrant premium	12.50%
Subsequent Event \| Commitment Letter \| Refinancing Portion \| Perceptive Credit Holdings III, LP
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
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Subsequent Event \| Commitment Letter \| Refinancing Portion \| Perceptive Credit Holdings III, LP \| Maximum
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Secured debt financing \| $	$ 60
Subsequent Event \| Commitment Letter \| Tender Offer Portion \| Perceptive Credit Holdings III, LP
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
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Percentage of aggregate principal amount	9.00%
Subsequent Event \| Commitment Letter \| Tender Offer Portion \| Perceptive Credit Holdings III, LP \| Maximum
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
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Subsequent Event \| Commitment Letter \| Supplemental Portion \| Perceptive Credit Holdings III, LP
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
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Subsequent Event \| Commitment Letter \| Supplemental Portion \| Perceptive Credit Holdings III, LP \| Maximum
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Secured debt financing \| $	$ 15
Subsequent Event \| Tender Offer Agreement \| EOS Imaging S.A
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Share price \| € / shares		€ 0.01
Tender offer price \| (per share)	$ 3.08	2.80
Common stock, shares \| shares	0.50
Common stock, par value \| $ / shares	$ 0.0001
Subsequent Event \| Tender Offer Agreement \| OCEANEs \| EOS Imaging S.A
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Tender offer price \| (per share)	$ 7.71	€ 7.01