- Definition

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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- Definition

Accrued amount of office space and general administrative services expenses.

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- Definition

Maximum amount of loan borrowed From related party.

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- Definition

Maximum amount of working capital loan convertible into Private Placement units.

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- Definition

Amount of office space and general administrative services expenses payable per month.

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- Definition

Amount of out-pocket expense ceiling limit.

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- Definition

Amount of Related party borrowing outstanding.

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Balance Type:	debit
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- Definition

Amount of working capital loan.

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- Definition

Convertible at which working capital loan is converted in to securities.

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Related Party Transactions - Related Party Loans received and Administrative Support Agreement (Details) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019
Related Party Loans
Related Party Transactions
Amount of borrowing outstanding	$ 0		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Maximum working capital convertible					$ 1,500,000
Working capital convertible price					$ 10.00
Working capital loan					$ 0
Administrative Support Agreement
Related Party Transactions
Accrued office space and general administrative services				$ 75,000	195,000
Out-pocket expense ceiling limit					0
Sponsor \| Related Party Loans
Related Party Transactions
Maximum borrowings from related party		$ 100,000
Sponsor \| Administrative Support Agreement
Related Party Transactions
Office space and general administrative services expenses per month					$ 10,000
Cowen Investments, LLC \| Related Party Loans
Related Party Transactions
Maximum borrowings from related party		$ 100,000