Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Summarizes the Activity of the Level 3 Fair Value Measurements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Related Party Notes Payable at Fair Value
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	$ 32,949	$ 31,418
Proceeds	0	0
Original issue discount	0
Proceeds allocated to equity classified warrants	0
Issuance of warrant liabilities	0
Transaction costs and consent fees charged to interest expense	0
Private warrant liability and obligation to issue registered shares assumed in Business Combination	0
Repayment of principal and liquidation premium	(27,593)
Conversion to equity	(5,519)
Changes in fair value measurements	163	1,531
Ending Balance	0	32,949
Notes Payable at Fair Value
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	59,742	22,326
Proceeds	171,929	30,000
Original issue discount	11,860
Proceeds allocated to equity classified warrants	(17,596)
Issuance of warrant liabilities	0
Transaction costs and consent fees charged to interest expense	5,022
Private warrant liability and obligation to issue registered shares assumed in Business Combination	0
Repayment of principal and liquidation premium	(48,210)
Conversion to equity	(52,473)
Changes in fair value measurements	31,008	7,416
Ending Balance	161,282	59,742
The9 Conditional Obligation
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	1,128	5,000
Proceeds	0	0
Original issue discount	0
Proceeds allocated to equity classified warrants	0
Issuance of warrant liabilities	0
Transaction costs and consent fees charged to interest expense	0
Private warrant liability and obligation to issue registered shares assumed in Business Combination	0
Repayment of principal and liquidation premium	0
Conversion to equity	(2,863)
Changes in fair value measurements	1,735	(3,872)
Ending Balance	0	1,128
Private Warrants
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	0	0
Proceeds	0	0
Original issue discount	0
Proceeds allocated to equity classified warrants	0
Issuance of warrant liabilities	290
Transaction costs and consent fees charged to interest expense	0
Private warrant liability and obligation to issue registered shares assumed in Business Combination	2,152
Repayment of principal and liquidation premium	0
Conversion to equity	0
Changes in fair value measurements	(1,800)	0
Ending Balance	642	0
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	0
Proceeds	0	0
Original issue discount	0
Proceeds allocated to equity classified warrants	0
Issuance of warrant liabilities	0
Transaction costs and consent fees charged to interest expense	0
Private warrant liability and obligation to issue registered shares assumed in Business Combination	32,900
Repayment of principal and liquidation premium	0
Conversion to equity	0
Changes in fair value measurements	(20,265)	0
Ending Balance	$ 12,635	$ 0

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Amount of increase (decrease) from changes in fair value classified as other for a contract to service financial assets under which the estimated future revenues from contractually specified servicing fees, late charges, and other ancillary revenues are not expected to adequately compensate the servicer.

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