STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended		5 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 23, 2021 $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) vote $ / shares shares	Feb. 28, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2021 $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) vote $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 08, 2022 USD ($)	Jul. 22, 2021 shares	Sep. 30, 2017 $ / shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)		10,000,000		10,000,000	10,000,000	10,000,000
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 0.0001		$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)		0		0	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)		0		0	0	0
Reverse recapitalization, shares issued (in shares)	425,395,023
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	1,618,621,534	1,829,314,736		1,647,555,590	1,829,314,736	1,647,555,590			451,295,965
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001		$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Number of votes allowed per share | vote		1			1
Number of warrants (in shares)	85,750,000
Number of securities called by each warrant (in shares)	1
Warrant exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 11.50		$ 1.94							$ 1.94
Warrants exercised (in shares)						41,034,197
Warrants exercised, cashless (in shares)						25,966,976
Proceeds from the exercise of public warrants | $			$ 3,000		$ 0	$ 173,273	$ 0
Warrants redeemed (in shares)						365,803
Warrant, redemption price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares				$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Shares repurchased (in shares)					0	857,825
Shares repurchased, repurchase price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares						$ 24.15
Equity Distribution Agreement
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Consideration to be received on agreement | $								$ 600,000
Number of shares issued (in shares)					56,203,334
Weighted average price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 10.68			$ 10.68
Net proceeds received | $					$ 594,300
Commissions and other issuance cost | $					$ 5,700
Remaining number of shares available (in shares)					0
Public Warrants
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of warrants (in shares)	41,400,000			0		0			41,400,000
Warrants exercised (in shares)				41,034,197
Warrants redeemed (in shares)				365,803
Legacy Preferred Shareholders
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock converted, after exchange ratio (in shares)	1,155,909,367
Ayar | Subscription Agreement
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Consideration to be received on agreement | $								$ 915,000
Number of shares issued (in shares)		85,712,679
Weighted average price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 10.68			$ 10.68
Net proceeds received | $		$ 915,000
Employees
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares repurchased (in shares)						712,742
Board of Directors of Atieva
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares repurchased (in shares)						145,083