DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands								1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 22, 2022 USD ($) item $ / shares shares	Nov. 07, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 24, 2022 USD ($)	May 11, 2022 USD ($)	Nov. 10, 2021 USD ($)	Jul. 23, 2021 shares	Oct. 23, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Oct. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares	Jan. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares	Nov. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) item $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares	Dec. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Nov. 08, 2022 shares	Aug. 17, 2022 $ / shares	Aug. 11, 2022 shares	Apr. 15, 2022 USD ($)	Nov. 07, 2019 USD ($)
Business Acquisition
Capital Commitment Contributions				$ 100,000
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ / shares																		$ 0.0001
Research and development expenses 1													$ 107,816	$ 284,016	$ 70,967
Reimbursement expense													18,400
Stock issued in aggregate purchase | shares							50,000,000
Issuance of common stock							$ 500,000						2,114	6,368	6,439
Proceeds from notes payable for Foxconn Joint Venture													13,500		38,796
Proceeds from stock issuance							$ 500,000						$ 2,114	$ 6,368	6,439
Warrants to purchase common stock | shares							1,600,000
Warrant exercise price | $ / shares							$ 11.50
Common stock, par value | $ / shares							$ 0.0001						$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Exchange ratio							55.8817
Shares issued per share tendered in conversion | shares							1
Shares issued in conversion | shares							7,000,000
Issuance of Class A Common stock													$ 2,114	$ 6,368	6,439
Shares issued price per share | $ / shares							$ 10.00
Shares issued upon notes conversion | shares							4,000,000
Value of shares issued upon notes conversion							$ 40,000
Conversion price per share | $ / shares							$ 10.00
Class A Common stock issued for exercise of warrants (in shares) | shares									600,000	2,700,000
Class A Common stock issued in recapitalization, net of redemptions and transaction costs							$ 644,600								644,589
Cash proceeds from exercise of warrants									$ 82,000	$ 30,700				82,016	30,692
Warrant and other non-current liabilities							100,900						1,446	1,578
Cash received in recapitalization, net of transaction costs							701,500								701,520
Cash and cash equivalents													121,358	244,016
cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments													221,700
Accumulated deficit													827,213	544,809
Net loss													$ 282,404	$ 410,368	$ 124,050
Substantial Doubt about Going Concern, within One Year [true false]													true
Common Stock
Business Acquisition
Stock issued in aggregate purchase | shares													1,106,000	3,559,000	8,652,000
Issuance of Class A Common stock		$ 70,000											$ 1		$ 2
Class A Common stock issued for exercise of warrants (in shares) | shares														7,984,000	2,669,000
Class A Common stock issued in recapitalization, net of redemptions and transaction costs															$ 8
Foxconn
Business Acquisition
Research and development expenses 1													18,400
Foxconn | Foxconn Joint Venture
Business Acquisition
Percentage of ownership in joint venture				55.00%
Joint Venture, Direct Capital Commitment Contributions				$ 55,000
Joint Venture, Initial Investment for Capital Commitment			$ 16,500
Foxconn | Common Stock
Business Acquisition
Additional stock issued in aggregate purchase | shares	26,900,000
Stock issued in aggregate purchase | shares	26,900,000
Shares issued price per share | $ / shares	$ 1.76
Lordstown EV Corporation | Foxconn | Foxconn Joint Venture
Business Acquisition
Amount of capital commitment contributions from joint venture for funding notes payable				$ 45,000
Percentage of ownership in joint venture			45.00%	45.00%
Proceeds from notes payable for Foxconn Joint Venture			$ 13,500										13,500
Contract Manufacturing Agreement | Lordstown EV Corporation
Business Acquisition
Initial term				18 months
Notice period				12 months
Minimum
Business Acquisition
Target minimum liquidity													$ 75,000
Maximum
Business Acquisition
Number of vehicles in batch | item													500
Target minimum liquidity													$ 100,000
Equity Funding Agreement With Y A
Business Acquisition
Stock issued in aggregate purchase | shares						400,000							17,500,000	9,600,000
Issuance of Class A Common stock													$ 40,400	$ 49,400
Exchange cap (in shares) | shares						35,100,000
Equity Funding Agreement With Y A | Maximum
Business Acquisition
Issuance of Class A Common stock	$ 400,000
Equity Funding Agreement With Foxconn
Business Acquisition
Purchase price for sale of assets					$ 230,000
Research and development expenses 1														7,700
Down payments received																				$ 200,000
Proceeds from sale of assets													100,000	100,000
Total proceeds from sale of assets					257,000
Proceeds from Sale of Assets for Expansion Investments					8,900
Proceeds from Sale of Assets for Reimbursement Payments					$ 18,400
Balance of purchase price													30,000
Reimbursement payment receivable on closing													27,500
Reimbursable operating expenses receivable													18,400			$ 17,500
Reimbursable expansion cost receivable													$ 10,000
Stock issued in aggregate purchase | shares								7,200,000
Issuance of common stock								$ 50,000
Proceeds from stock issuance								$ 50,000
Issuance of Class A Common stock														$ 50,000
Equity Funding Agreement With Foxconn | Common Stock
Business Acquisition
Stock issued in aggregate purchase | shares														7,248,000
Equity Funding Agreement With Foxconn | Lordstown EV Corporation | Foxconn | Foxconn Joint Venture
Business Acquisition
Paid in kind interest rate													7.00%
Open Market Sales Agreement | Jefferies LLC
Business Acquisition
Stock issued in aggregate purchase | shares													7,800,000
Issuance of common stock													$ 12,400
Proceeds from stock issuance													$ 12,400
Open Market Sales Agreement | Maximum | Jefferies LLC
Business Acquisition
Number of shares to be issued | shares		50,200,000															50,200,000		50,200,000
Investment agreement | Foxconn
Business Acquisition
Aggregate value of shares for issuance		$ 100,000
Investment agreement | Foxconn | Common Stock
Business Acquisition
Stock issued in aggregate purchase | shares	12,900,000
Number of members that can be appointed to board | item													2
Common stock, par value | $ / shares	$ 0.0001
Shares issued price per share | $ / shares	$ 1.76
Investment agreement | Foxconn | Preferred stock
Business Acquisition
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock	$ 52,700	$ 30,000
Stock issued in aggregate purchase | shares	300,000
Shares issued price per share | $ / shares	$ 100	$ 100
Number of tranches of share issue | item	2
Scenario, Plan
Business Acquisition
Warrants to purchase common stock | shares													1,700,000
Warrant exercise price | $ / shares													$ 10.50
Forecast | Investment agreement | Foxconn
Business Acquisition
Issuance of common stock												$ 117,300
Proceeds from stock issuance												117,300
Restricted Cash												$ 70,000
Scenario, EV Program Milestone Achievement [Member] | Investment agreement | Foxconn | Preferred stock
Business Acquisition
Shares issued price per share | $ / shares	$ 100
Scenario, EV Program Milestone Achievement [Member] | Investment agreement | Maximum | Foxconn | Preferred stock
Business Acquisition
Convertible preferred shares, shares issued | shares	700,000
Scenario, EV Program Milestone Achievement [Member] | Investment Agreement First Tranche | Foxconn | Preferred stock
Business Acquisition
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock	$ 30,000
Convertible preferred shares, shares issued | shares	300,000
Scenario, EV Program Milestone Achievement [Member] | Investment Agreement First Tranche | Maximum | Foxconn | Preferred stock
Business Acquisition
Convertible preferred shares, shares issued | shares	300,000
Scenario, EV Program Milestone Achievement [Member] | Investment Agreement Second Tranche | Foxconn | Preferred stock
Business Acquisition
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock	$ 40,000
Convertible preferred shares, shares issued | shares	400,000
Scenario, EV Program Milestone Achievement [Member] | Investment Agreement Second Tranche | Maximum | Foxconn | Preferred stock
Business Acquisition
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock	$ 40,000
Convertible preferred shares, shares issued | shares	400,000
Notes Guaranty and Security Agreements | Lordstown EV Corporation | Foxconn
Business Acquisition
Principal amount													$ 45,000
GM
Business Acquisition
Due to related parties							5,900			$ 5,900					$ 5,900
GM | Note Payable to GM
Business Acquisition
Amount outstanding													$ 20,800
Principal amount																					$ 20,000
GM | Convertible Note
Business Acquisition
Amount outstanding							$ 5,000
Transaction with Workhorse Group Inc
Business Acquisition
Issuance of Class A Common stock											$ 11,100
Merger Agreement With Diamond Peak Holdings Corp [Member]
Business Acquisition
Shares issued in merger | shares							75,918,063
Property acquired in business combination							$ 23,200
Merger Agreement With Diamond Peak Holdings Corp [Member] | Convertible Note
Business Acquisition
Liabilities settled							5,000
Merger Agreement With Diamond Peak Holdings Corp [Member] | GM | Note Payable to GM
Business Acquisition
Liabilities settled							$ 20,800
BGL Warrants - SBC - Equity
Business Acquisition
Warrants outstanding | shares													1,600,000	1,600,000
Public warrants
Business Acquisition
Warrants to purchase common stock | shares							9,300,000
Warrants outstanding | shares													0	0
Private warrants to purchase common stock
Business Acquisition
Warrants to purchase common stock | shares							5,100,000
Warrants outstanding | shares													2,300,000	2,300,000