Warrants - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 19, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Feb. 02, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Class of Warrant or Right Exercised During Period
Warrants outstanding						12,383,304
Exercise of public warrants			$ 1,209
Common Stock Warrants [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right Exercised During Period
Warrants outstanding		12,383,304	12,383,304	207,376
Warrants issued			75,924
Private Placement Warrants [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right Exercised During Period
Warrants outstanding					2,062,500
Exercise Price					$ 11.50
Public Warrants [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right Exercised During Period
Warrants outstanding					10,350,000
Class of warrant or right, number of securities called by warrants or rights					10,350,000
Exercise Price					$ 11.50
Public warrants exercises		105,210
Exercise of public warrants		$ 1,200
Common Stock Warrant Classified As Liability [Member] | Common Stock Warrants [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right Exercised During Period
Exercise Price	$ 5.26
Estimated fair value of warrant upon initial recognition	$ 200
Common Stock Warrant Classified As Liability [Member] | Private Placement Warrants [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right Exercised During Period
Warrants outstanding		2,062,500	2,062,500		2,062,500
Class of warrant or right, number of securities called by warrants or rights		2,062,500	2,062,500		2,062,500
Exercise Price		$ 9.63	$ 9.63		$ 8.82
Estimated fair value of warrant upon initial recognition		$ 1,600	$ 1,600		$ 1,300
Common Stock Warrants Classified As Equity [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right Exercised During Period
Description of redemption of public warrants			The Company may elect to redeem the Public Warrants subject to certain conditions, in whole and not in part, at a price of $0.01 per Public Warrant if (i) 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption is provided to the holders, and (ii) the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third business day prior to the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders. Upon issuance of a redemption notice by the Company, the warrant holders have a period of 30 days to exercise for cash, or on a cashless basis.
Common Stock Warrants Classified As Equity [Member] | Common Stock Warrants [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right Exercised During Period
Estimated fair value of warrant upon initial recognition	$ 400
Fair value warrants reclassified to equity		$ 400	$ 400
Common Stock Warrants Classified As Equity [Member] | Public Warrants [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right Exercised During Period
Warrants outstanding		10,350,000	10,350,000
Class of warrant or right, number of securities called by warrants or rights		10,350,000	10,350,000
Exercise Price		$ 11.50	$ 11.50
Redemption price per public warrant		0.01	0.01
Common Stock Warrants Classified As Equity [Member] | Public Warrants [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right Exercised During Period
Redemption price per public warrant		$ 18.00	$ 18.00
GREENLIGHT BIOSCIENCES HOLDINGS, PBC [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right Exercised During Period
Long-term debt		$ 34,430	$ 34,430	$ 34,386
GREENLIGHT BIOSCIENCES HOLDINGS, PBC [Member] | Common Stock Warrant Classified As Liability [Member] | Common Stock Warrants [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right Exercised During Period
Class of warrant or right, number of securities called by warrants or rights	57,034
Warrants issued	28,517
GREENLIGHT BIOSCIENCES HOLDINGS, PBC [Member] | Common Stock Warrant Classified As Liability [Member] | Private Placement Warrants [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right Exercised During Period
Class of warrant or right, number of securities called by warrants or rights					2,062,500
Exercise Price					$ 11.50
GREENLIGHT BIOSCIENCES HOLDINGS, PBC [Member] | Common Stock Warrants Classified As Equity [Member] | Common Stock Warrants [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right Exercised During Period
Class of warrant or right, number of securities called by warrants or rights	85,552
Exercise Price	$ 5.26
Horizon Term Loan [Member] | Common Stock Warrant Classified As Liability [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right Exercised During Period
Debt instrument Current Borrowings Capacity				10,000
Proceeds from term loan facility				15,000
Debt instrument, Remaining borrowing capacity				10,000
Horizon Term Loan [Member] | Common Stock Warrant Classified As Liability [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right Exercised During Period
Long-term debt				25,000
Horizon Term Loan [Member] | Common Stock Warrants Classified As Equity [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right Exercised During Period
Debt instrument, Remaining borrowing capacity	$ 15,000
Horizon Term Loan [Member] | GREENLIGHT BIOSCIENCES HOLDINGS, PBC [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right Exercised During Period
Long-term debt		$ 14,521	14,521	$ 14,418
Proceeds from term loan facility			$ 600