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Class Of Warrant Or Right, Investment Threshold

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Class Of Warrant Or Right, Number Of Shares Available For Purchase, Percentage Of Principal Advances Under Note

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Class Of Warrant Or Right, Purchase Price Multiple

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Class Of Warrant Or Right, Warrant Coverage, Percentage

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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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Number of warrants or rights outstanding.

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Amount of expense (income) related to adjustment to fair value of warrant liability.

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Number of shares issued during the period as a result of the conversion of convertible securities.

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2017, 2018 and 2020 Warrants - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 02, 2020	Jun. 24, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 06, 2020
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Period for financing to occur before warrant becomes exercisable for a SAFE				2 years
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities				$ (268,266)	$ (256)
Class A Common Stock \| Common Stock
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Conversion of SAFE into Series A common stock or Issuance of Class A common stock upon exercise of warrants (in shares)	1,466,155	3,612,062		1,466,155	3,612,062
2017, 2018, And 2020 Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities				$ 27,300	$ 256
Warrants outstanding (in shares)				0
2017 Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Number of shares available for purchase, percentage of principal advances under 2017 Note				10.00%
Number of shares available for purchase, calculation benchmark, percentage of price per share for equity securities issued				70.00%
Period for financing to occur before warrant becomes exercisable for a SAFE				2 years
Warrants exercisable for a SAFE, invested amount, percentage of advances under 2017 Note				10.00%
2020 Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Number of shares available for purchase, percentage of principal advances under 2017 Note						10.00%
Warrant coverage percentage			10.00%