Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Summarizes the Activity of the Level 3 Fair Value Measurements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	$ 12,600
Fair Value, Liability, Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Gain (Loss), Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]	Change in fair value measurements	Change in fair value measurements
Ending Balance		$ 12,600
Bridge Warrants
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	$ 0
Additions	9,938
Payment of transaction costs	0
Changes in fair value measurements	85,192
Payments of notes payable & Conversion of principal and liquidation premium to equity	0
Conversions of notes to Common Stock	0
Reclassification of Private Warrants to Public Warrants	0
Ending Balance	95,130	0
Non cash conversion	9,900
Bridge Warrants \| Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	0
Ending Balance		0
Notes Payable, Ares
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	87,619
Additions	0
Payment of transaction costs	0
Changes in fair value measurements	(554)
Payments of notes payable & Conversion of principal and liquidation premium to equity	(87,065)
Conversions of notes to Common Stock	0
Reclassification of Private Warrants to Public Warrants	0
Ending Balance	0	87,619
Notes Payable, Ares \| Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	0
Ending Balance		0
Notes Payable, Bridge
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	0
Additions	82,000
Payment of transaction costs	(3,834)
Proceeds, net of original issuance discount	73,800
Original issue discount	8,200
Changes in fair value measurements	(20,874)
Payments of notes payable & Conversion of principal and liquidation premium to equity	0
Conversions of notes to Common Stock	(31,284)
Reclassification of Private Warrants to Public Warrants	0
Ending Balance	26,008	0
Notes Payable, Bridge \| Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	0
Ending Balance		0
Related Party Notes Payable at Fair Value
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	0	32,949
Proceeds, net of original issuance discount		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
Changes in fair value measurements		163
Repayment of principal and liquidation premium		(27,593)
Payments of notes payable & Conversion of principal and liquidation premium to equity		(5,519)
Reclassification of Private Warrants to Public Warrants		0
Ending Balance		0
Notes Payable At Fair Value
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	161,282	59,742
Proceeds, net of original issuance discount		171,929
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
Changes in fair value measurements		31,008
Repayment of principal and liquidation premium		(48,210)
Payments of notes payable & Conversion of principal and liquidation premium to equity		(52,473)
Reclassification of Private Warrants to Public Warrants		0
Ending Balance	26,000	161,282
Notes Payable, ATW NPA
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	73,663
Additions	0
Payment of transaction costs	0
Changes in fair value measurements	(5,466)
Payments of notes payable & Conversion of principal and liquidation premium to equity	0
Conversions of notes to Common Stock	(68,197)
Reclassification of Private Warrants to Public Warrants	0
Ending Balance	0	73,663
Notes Payable, ATW NPA \| Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance
Ending Balance
The9 Conditional Obligation
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	0	1,128
Proceeds, net of original issuance discount		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
Changes in fair value measurements		1,735
Repayment of principal and liquidation premium		0
Payments of notes payable & Conversion of principal and liquidation premium to equity		(2,863)
Reclassification of Private Warrants to Public Warrants		0
Ending Balance		0
Private warrants
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	642	0
Additions	0
Payment of transaction costs	0
Proceeds, net of original issuance discount		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
Changes in fair value measurements	(326)	(1,800)
Repayment of principal and liquidation premium		0
Payments of notes payable & Conversion of principal and liquidation premium to equity	0	0
Conversions of notes to Common Stock	0
Reclassification of Private Warrants to Public Warrants	(264)	0
Ending Balance	52	642
Private warrants \| Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	0
Ending Balance		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	12,635	0
Additions	0
Payment of transaction costs	0
Proceeds, net of original issuance discount		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
Changes in fair value measurements	0	(20,265)
Repayment of principal and liquidation premium		0
Payments of notes payable & Conversion of principal and liquidation premium to equity	0	0
Conversions of notes to Common Stock	0
Reclassification of Private Warrants to Public Warrants	0	0
Ending Balance	0	12,635
Obligation to issue Registered Shares of Class A Common Stock \| Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	$ (12,635)
Ending Balance		$ (12,635)

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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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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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Amount of transfers of financial instrument classified as a liability into (out of) level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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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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Indicates line item in statement in which net income is reported that includes gain (loss) from liability measured at fair value using unobservable input (level 3).

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