Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2024	Sep. 30, 2024
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share
Aggregate cash purchase price	$ 400.0	$ 400.0
PIPE Investors
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share
Common stock aggregate purchase amount		14,265
Shares issued, price per share		$ 28.04
Aggregate cash purchase price		$ 400.0
CONX
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share
Common stock aggregate purchase amount		1,551
Aggregate cash purchase price		$ 43.5
Maximum \| Class A common stock
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share
Exercise price of warrants	$ 245.33
Minimum \| Class A common stock
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share
Exercise price of warrants	$ 185.75

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