Financial Instruments - Summary of Changes in Fair Value of Level 3 Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair Value, Beginning Balance	$ 6,772	$ 90
Fair value at issuance of Series A warrants	0	6,450
Change in the fair value included in other income (expense), net	(13)	(68)
Fair Value, Ending Balance	7,209	6,772
Warrant and Series A [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Change in the fair value included in other income (expense), net	$ 450	$ 300

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Amount of increase (decrease) of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)
-SubTopic 10
-Topic 820
-Publisher FASB
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Fair value of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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