Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2022
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liability value (reclassified)	$ 12,635
Commitment to Issue Class A Common Stock
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value of the private warrants	32,900
Gain (loss) recorded	$ 20,265
Class A Common Stock
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Registered shares to be issued (in shares)		2,387,500

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Transaction Services Agreement, Registered Shares To Be Issued

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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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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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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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