FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Reconciliation of Level 3 Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Common Stock Warrant Liability
Level 3 Liabilities [Roll Forward]
Fair value-beginning of period	$ 1,394,808	$ 0
Issuance	0	812,048
Change in fair value	(1,254,218)	582,760
Settlement	0	0
Fair value-end of period	140,590	1,394,808
Contingent Forward Contract Liability
Level 3 Liabilities [Roll Forward]
Fair value-beginning of period	0	0
Issuance		2,167,332
Change in fair value		454,546
Settlement		(2,621,878)
Fair value-end of period		0
Convertible preferred stock warrant liability
Level 3 Liabilities [Roll Forward]
Fair value-beginning of period	$ 0	2,960
Issuance		0
Change in fair value		6,976
Settlement		(9,936)
Fair value-end of period		$ 0

A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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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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