Debt Instrument, Covenant, Payoff, Credit Balance Threshold

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Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Number of Positions Transferred To New Role

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Restructuring and Related Cost, Number of Positions Eliminated Through Involuntary Reductions And Attrition

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Amount of loss from reductions in inventory due to subsequent measurement adjustments, including, but not limited to, physical deterioration, obsolescence, or changes in price levels.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 330
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116847112&loc=d3e4542-108314

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The expected number of positions to be eliminated as a result of restructuring activities.

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The number of positions eliminated during the period as a result of restructuring activities.

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The number of positions eliminated during the period as a percentage of total positions eliminated during the period in connection with the restructuring plan(s).

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details) $ in Thousands	Nov. 07, 2022 employee complaint	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Nov. 04, 2022 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Inventory write-down \| $		$ 18,274
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Reduction of employees	27.00%
Subsequent Event \| Revolving Credit Facility
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument, covenant, payoff, credit balance threshold \| $			$ 30,000
Subsequent Event \| Workforce Reduction
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of positions eliminated	862
Number of positions eliminated, period percent	13.00%
Number of employees with new role	218
Subsequent Event \| RedfinNow Workforce Wind-down
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of positions eliminated	264
Subsequent Event \| RedfinNow Workforce Reduction - Lead Agents
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of positions eliminated, period percent	9.00%
Number of positions eliminated \| complaint	197
Reduction of employees	28.00%