Amount of transfers of financial instrument classified as a liability into level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)(3)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=126976982&loc=d3e19207-110258

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Amount of transfers of financial instrument classified as a liability out of level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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Fair value of financial obligations, including, but not limited to, debt instruments, derivative liabilities, federal funds purchased and sold under agreements to repurchase, securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase, financial instruments sold not yet purchased, guarantees, line of credit, loans and notes payable, servicing liability, and trading liabilities.

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Fair Value Measurements, Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability, Transfers, Net [Abstract]
Transfer to level 3	$ 0	$ 0
Transfer from level 3	0	0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] \| Conversion Option [Member]
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities at fair value	2,340	6,255	$ 0
Recurring [Member]
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities at fair value	3,756	15,869
Recurring [Member] \| Warrant Liability [Member]
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities at fair value	1,416	9,614
Recurring [Member] \| Conversion Option [Member]
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities at fair value	2,340	6,255
Recurring [Member] \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) [Member]
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities at fair value	0	0
Recurring [Member] \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) [Member] \| Warrant Liability [Member]
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities at fair value	0	0
Recurring [Member] \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) [Member] \| Conversion Option [Member]
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities at fair value	0	0
Recurring [Member] \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities at fair value	0	0
Recurring [Member] \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] \| Warrant Liability [Member]
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities at fair value	0	0
Recurring [Member] \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] \| Conversion Option [Member]
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities at fair value	0	0
Recurring [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities at fair value	3,756	15,869
Recurring [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] \| Warrant Liability [Member]
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities at fair value	1,416	9,614
Recurring [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] \| Conversion Option [Member]
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities at fair value	$ 2,340	$ 6,255