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The maximum number of common shares permitted to be issued by an entity's charter and bylaws.

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Carrying amount of finite-lived intangible assets, indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill. Goodwill is an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Intangible assets are assets, not including financial assets, lacking physical substance.

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Face amount or stated value per share of preferred stock nonredeemable or redeemable solely at the option of the issuer.

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The maximum number of nonredeemable preferred shares (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) permitted to be issued by an entity's charter and bylaws.

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Cash received on stock transaction after deduction of issuance costs.

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The number of shares issued or sold by the subsidiary or equity method investee per stock transaction.

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The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that were forfeited during the reporting period.

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BUSINESS COMBINATION - Narrative (Details)					2 Months Ended
BUSINESS COMBINATION - Narrative (Details)	Nov. 09, 2021 shares	Oct. 08, 2021 USD ($) tranche $ / shares shares	Oct. 07, 2021 $ / shares shares	May 07, 2021 $ / shares shares	Mar. 03, 2022 shares	Dec. 31, 2021 $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2020 $ / shares shares
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in USD per share) \| $ / shares		$ 0.0001				$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Preferred stock, par value (in USD per share) \| $ / shares		$ 0.0001				$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Common and preferred stock authorized (in shares)		2,200,000,000
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)		2,000,000,000				2,000,000,000	2,000,000,000
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)		200,000,000				200,000,000	200,000,000
Number of tranches under contingent consideration \| tranche		2
Common Stock
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares issuable under contingent consideration (in shares)		16,500,000
Earnout shares pending satisfaction of regulatory holding period \| Subsequent Event
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares delivered (in shares)					6,707,318
Restricted Stock Units
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Awards issued (in shares)		824,998
Awards vested (in shares)	757,448
Awards cancelled (in shares)	67,550
Legacy ESS
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in USD per share) \| $ / shares			$ 0.0001
Preferred stock, par value (in USD per share) \| $ / shares			$ 0.0001
Shares issued (in shares)
Price per share (in USD per share) \| $ / shares
Legacy ESS \| Common Stock
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares issued upon completion of milestones (in shares)	15,674,965
STWO
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares repurchased (in shares)			20,754,719
Goodwill and intangible assets \| $		$ 0
Legacy ESS Shareholders
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares issued (in shares)		99,700,326
Legacy ESS Shareholders \| Transaction Expense Adjustment
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares issued (in shares)		125,958
Private Placement \| STWO
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Shares issued (in shares)		25,000,000
Price per share (in USD per share) \| $ / shares		$ 10.00
Proceeds from transaction \| $		$ 250,000,000