Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Mar. 05, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K/A
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2020
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-38821
Entity Registrant Name	Lordstown Motors Corp.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	83-2533239
Entity Address, Address Line One	2300 Hallock Young Road
Entity Address, City or Town	Lordstown
Entity Address State Or Province	OH
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	44481
City Area Code	234
Local Phone Number	285-4001
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock
Trading Symbol	RIDE
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 288,400,000
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		176,579,376
Entity Central Index Key	0001759546
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	true
Amendment Description	This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (the "Amended Annual Report") amends the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Lordstown Motors Corp. (the "Company" or "we") for the year ended December 31, 2020 (the "Original Form 10-K"), filed on March 24, 2021, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). The restatement pertains to the accounting treatment for public and private placement warrants ("warrants") that were outstanding at the time of the business combination with DiamondPeak Holdings Corp. on October 23, 2020 (the "Business Combination"). Consistent with market practice among SPACs, we had been accounting for the warrants as equity under a fixed accounting model. However, in light of the recent SEC Statement, we restate our historical financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020 such that some, if not all, of the warrants are accounted for as liabilities and marked-to-market each reporting period (the "restatement"). In general, under the mark-to-market accounting model, we will measure the fair value of the liability classified warrants at the end of each reporting period or at the time of exercise and recognize the changes in the fair value in our operating results. The change in accounting treatment does not impact any reporting periods prior to the Business Combination.