Related Party Notes - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands												12 Months Ended		51 Months Ended
	May 31, 2023 USD ($)	May 08, 2023 USD ($) shares	Apr. 10, 2023 USD ($)	Apr. 08, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 06, 2023 USD ($)	Feb. 09, 2023 USD ($)	Feb. 06, 2023 USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2023 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 16, 2022 USD ($)	Aug. 09, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2022 lease	Feb. 28, 2023 USD ($)	Jul. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of related party notes payable and notes payable												$ 237,064	$ 73,204
Deposits												31,382	44,066
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities												62,391	65,709
Accounts payable												93,170	91,603
Related Party
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of related party notes payable and notes payable												20,045	0
Interest expense												753	3,879
Notes payable												542
Notes payable, current portion												9,760	8,964
Accounts payable												200	100
Rancho Palos Verdes Real Property Leases | Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of leases | lease														2
Accounts payable												100
X-Butler | Related Party
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments with related party (less than)												100
Accrued interest												0	200
Ocean View Drive Inc. | Related Party
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Deposits												0	0
Payments for seizure of funds related to ongoing litigation						$ 200
FF Top Executive Reimbursements | Related Party
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments with related party (less than)	$ 300		$ 100	$ 200			$ 200	$ 200				1,800
Accounts payable												600
Notes payable									$ 700				$ 300			$ 300
Threshold amount									5,000							$ 200
Notes payable, current portion									400
Legal expense reimbursement requested															$ 6,500
FF Top Executive Reimbursements | Related Party | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments with related party (less than)									200
FF Top Executive Reimbursements | Related Party | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments with related party (less than)									$ 200
FF Top Executive Reimbursements | Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments with related party (less than)										$ 200	$ 200
Consulting Service Agreement With FF Global Partners | Related Party
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Threshold amount					$ 100
Monthly fee					$ 200
Initial term (in months)					12 months
Renewal term (in months)					12 months
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 (in years)													10 years
Leshi Information Technology Co., Ltd. (“LeTV”) | Related Party
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities												7,500	$ 7,000
Vehicle Lease Expense
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transaction, amount of transaction												$ 100
Bridge Warrants
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Warrants rights (in shares) | shares												556,205
Exercise Price | $ / shares												$ 0.73
Warrants term												7 years
Metaverse Horizon Limited and V W Investment Holding Limited | Bridge Warrants
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Warrants rights (in shares) | shares		35,405
Exercise Price | $ / shares												$ 214.20
Warrants term												7 years
Metaverse Horizon Limited and V W Investment Holding Limited | Unsecured SPA Notes
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount committed		$ 80,000
Metaverse Horizon Limited and V W Investment Holding Limited | Unsecured SPA Notes and Warrants | Notes Payable
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Proceeds from notes payable, net of original issuance discount		$ 20,700
Debt conversion, converted amount												$ 22,300
Conversion of convertible securities (in shares) | shares												5,010,651
Chongqing Leshi Small Loan Co., Ltd. | Related Party Notes, China, Due On Demand | Related Party
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Breach of agreement												$ 4,500
Interest rate (in percent)												18.00%
Interest expense												$ 100