Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Exercise Period

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Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Awards Subject To Accelerated Vesting

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Allowable Under The Plan, Inducement Award

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Allowable Under The Plan, New Shares

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Allowable Under The Plan, Unallocated Shares Remaining

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Amount of cost not yet recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Weighted-average period over which cost not yet recognized is expected to be recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of cost to be recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes share and unit options.

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Amount of cost to be recognized for option under share-based payment arrangement.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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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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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Percentage of vesting of award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Share-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 10, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested stock options				$ 5.4
Former Chief Financial Officer
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vested stock option exercise period	3 years
ChromaDex Asia Pacific Ventures Limited
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized share-based compensation expense				$ 1.0
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage				33.33%
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage				66.67%
Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested restricted stock units				1 year 7 months 6 days
Options \| Former Chief Financial Officer
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	1 year
Options subject to accelerated vesting	88,480
Options \| Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period				1 year
Options \| Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period				2 years
Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested non-option awards				$ 1.4
Unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested restricted stock units				1 year 8 months 12 days
Restricted Stock Units \| Former Chief Financial Officer
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	90 days
RSU grants in period	89,189
Restricted Stock Units \| Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period			1 year
Restricted Stock Units \| Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period			2 years
Restricted Stock Units \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Three
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period		3 years
2017 Equity Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Issuance of shares allowable under the plan, new shares (in shares)				14,500,000
Issuance of shares allowable under the plan, unallocated shares remaining (in shares)				384,000
Issuance of shares allowable under the plan, inducement award (in shares)				500,000
Shares available for issuance (in shares)				4,000,000
2017 Equity Incentive Plan \| Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expiration period				10 years