Related Party Notes Payable (As Restated) - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands											12 Months Ended		51 Months Ended
	Mar. 06, 2023 USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2023 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 27, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 16, 2022 USD ($)	Aug. 09, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jul. 21, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jul. 20, 2021 USD ($) shares	May 13, 2021 shares	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) lease $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) lease	Feb. 28, 2023 USD ($)	Jul. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of leases | lease												3
Total lease cost											$ 7,470
Cash payment											87,279	$ 48,210
Principal amounts converted or repaid							$ 9,000
Loss on extinguishment of related party notes payable, notes payable and vendor payables in trust, net											73,204	$ 86,904
Amount settled								$ 800
Private warrants
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Warrants issued (in shares) | shares								80,000
Class A Common Stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchase price per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares								$ 10.00
Notes Payable
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Notes payable, related parties								$ 85,200
Loss on extinguishment of related party notes payable, notes payable and vendor payables in trust, net											25,900
Notes Payable | Class A Common Stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Shares issued from conversion (in shares) | shares								6,854,013	7,688,153
Affiliated Entity | Notes Payable
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Notes payable, related parties								$ 91,400
Cash payment								41,900
Principal amounts converted or repaid								96,900
Accrued interest settled								$ 13,600
Share price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares												$ 10.00
Affiliated Entity | Notes Payable | Class A Common Stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Shares issued from conversion (in shares) | shares								6,921,814
Loss on extinguishment of related party notes payable, notes payable and vendor payables in trust, net												$ 26,200
Rancho Palos Verdes Real Property Leases | Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of leases | lease													2
Total lease cost													$ 100
Payments with related party											$ 100	$ 1,700
FF Top Executive Reimbursements | Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments with related party					$ 200	$ 200
Due to related parties															$ 300
Amount payable															$ 200
FF Top Executive Reimbursements | Affiliated Entity | Subsequent Event
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments with related party		$ 200
Due to related parties			$ 700
Amount payable			400
Threshold amount			5,000
Legal expense reimbursement requested														$ 6,500
FF Top Executive Reimbursements | Affiliated Entity | Subsequent Event | Within one business day of execution
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments with related party			200
FF Top Executive Reimbursements | Affiliated Entity | Subsequent Event | Within one business day of consummation of new financing
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments with related party			$ 200
Consulting Service Agreement With FF Global Partners | Affiliated Entity | Subsequent Event
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Threshold amount	$ 100
Monthly fee	$ 200
Prior written notice period	1 month
Common Units Of FF Global Partners LLC | Affiliated Entity | FF Global Partners LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Granted to executives and employees of the company (in shares) | shares												24,000,000
Purchase price per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares												$ 0.50
Installments term											10 years
Related Party Notes Payable at Fair Value | Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Notes payable, related parties									$ 91,400
Principal amounts converted or repaid				$ 3,400
Accrued interest settled				13,400
Related party promissory notes assumed								$ 500
Related party convertible notes assumed								300
Related party promissory notes assumed, fair value								600
Amount settled				$ 16,800				$ 800
Related Party Notes Payable at Fair Value | Affiliated Entity | Private warrants
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Warrants issued (in shares) | shares								80,000
Related Party Notes Payable at Fair Value | Affiliated Entity | Class A Common Stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Shares issued from conversion (in shares) | shares								6,921,814	11,566,196	10,888,580
Level 3
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Notes payable, related parties											$ 8,700	$ 13,300