Stockholders' Equity - Summary of Legacy Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock Authorized, Issued, and Outstanding (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Redeemable convertible preferred stock
Legacy Greenlight Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] | GREENLIGHT BIOSCIENCES HOLDINGS, PBC [Member]
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Redeemable convertible preferred stock	0	218,790
Series A1 Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] | Legacy Greenlight Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] | GREENLIGHT BIOSCIENCES HOLDINGS, PBC [Member]
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Redeemable convertible preferred stock	0	4,414
Series A2 Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] | Legacy Greenlight Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] | GREENLIGHT BIOSCIENCES HOLDINGS, PBC [Member]
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Redeemable convertible preferred stock	0	11,438
Series A3 Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] | Legacy Greenlight Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] | GREENLIGHT BIOSCIENCES HOLDINGS, PBC [Member]
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Redeemable convertible preferred stock	0	19,917
Series B Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] | Legacy Greenlight Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] | GREENLIGHT BIOSCIENCES HOLDINGS, PBC [Member]
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Redeemable convertible preferred stock	0	18,671
Series C Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] | Legacy Greenlight Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] | GREENLIGHT BIOSCIENCES HOLDINGS, PBC [Member]
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Redeemable convertible preferred stock	0	55,851
Series D Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] | Legacy Greenlight Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] | GREENLIGHT BIOSCIENCES HOLDINGS, PBC [Member]
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Redeemable convertible preferred stock	$ 0	$ 108,499