Employee Retirement Plan (Details) - Other Postretirement Benefit Plan - NantHealth 401k Plan - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Company's matching contribution of employee's percentage contribution, percentage	100.00%
Percentage of participant's pay which Company contributes matching percentage	3.00%
Vesting period of matching contribution	3 years
Company's total matching contributions	$ 608	$ 1,098

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