Fair Value, Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability, Acquired From Acquisition

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Fair Value, Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability, Allocation To Warrants

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Fair Value, Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability, Consent Fees

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Fair Value, Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability, Issue Costs Charged To Interest Expense

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Fair Value, Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability, Original Issue Discount

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Fair Value, Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability, Repayment

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Fair Value, Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability, Warrant Costs Charged To Interest Expense

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income from liability measured at fair value on recurring basis using unobservable input (level 3).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)(1)
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Amount of issuances 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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-Section 50
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Amount of purchases 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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Amount of settlements 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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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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Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Schedule of Changes in Liability for Unobservable Inputs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Jul. 21, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Liabilities assumed in the Business Combination	$ 1,153	$ 2,152
Related Party Notes Payable at Fair Value
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			$ 32,949
Proceeds, net of original issuance discount			0
Original issue discount			0
Consent fees			0
Transaction costs charged to interest expense			0
Warrant fair value charged to interest expense			0
Repayment of principal and liquidation premium			(27,593)
Conversion to equity			(5,518)
Proceeds allocated to equity classified warrants			0
Liabilities assumed in the Business Combination			0
Issuance of warrants			0
Changes in fair value measurements			162
Ending balance	0		0
Notes Payable at Fair Value
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			59,742
Proceeds, net of original issuance discount			171,929
Original issue discount			11,860
Consent fees			1,334
Transaction costs charged to interest expense			1,700
Warrant fair value charged to interest expense			1,988
Repayment of principal and liquidation premium			(48,210)
Conversion to equity			(52,473)
Proceeds allocated to equity classified warrants			(17,596)
Liabilities assumed in the Business Combination			0
Issuance of warrants			0
Changes in fair value measurements			58,315
Ending balance	188,589		188,589
The9 Conditional Obligation
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			1,128
Proceeds, net of original issuance discount			0
Original issue discount			0
Consent fees			0
Transaction costs charged to interest expense			0
Warrant fair value charged to interest expense			0
Repayment of principal and liquidation premium			0
Conversion to equity			(2,863)
Proceeds allocated to equity classified warrants			0
Liabilities assumed in the Business Combination			0
Issuance of warrants			0
Changes in fair value measurements			1,735
Ending balance	0		0
Private Warrants
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			0
Proceeds, net of original issuance discount			0
Original issue discount			0
Consent fees			0
Transaction costs charged to interest expense			0
Warrant fair value charged to interest expense			0
Repayment of principal and liquidation premium			0
Conversion to equity			0
Proceeds allocated to equity classified warrants			0
Issuance of warrants			290
Changes in fair value measurements			(1,289)
Ending balance	1,153		1,153
Obligation to Issue Registered Shares of Class A Common Stock
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			0
Proceeds, net of original issuance discount			0
Original issue discount			0
Consent fees			0
Transaction costs charged to interest expense			0
Warrant fair value charged to interest expense			0
Repayment of principal and liquidation premium			0
Conversion to equity			0
Proceeds allocated to equity classified warrants			0
Liabilities assumed in the Business Combination			32,900
Issuance of warrants			0
Changes in fair value measurements			(10,389)
Ending balance	$ 22,511		$ 22,511