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	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 SAR (ر.س)
MISA \| Government Grant \| Affiliated Entity
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Related party transaction, amount of transaction		$ 97,300	ر.س 366
Construction in progress
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total construction in progress	$ 1,175,910	1,077,179
Machinery and tooling
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total construction in progress	628,358	515,662
Construction of AMP-1 and AMP-2
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total construction in progress	518,169	526,720
AMP-2 \| MISA \| Government Grant \| Affiliated Entity
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Leasehold improvements
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Total construction in progress	$ 29,383	$ 34,797