Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation (Details)			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 11, 2022 $ / shares shares	Feb. 02, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2022 $ / shares	Jan. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2021 $ / shares
Description of Organization and Business Operations (Details) [Line Items]
Net Income Loss			$ (51,926,000)	$ (27,174,000)	$ (90,133,000)	$ (48,457,000)
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)			(343,716,000)		(343,716,000)				$ (253,569,000)
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value			$ 44,132,000	$ 52,340,000	44,132,000	52,340,000			$ 31,446,000
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities					$ (72,165,000)	$ (42,300,000)
Business combination exchange ratio		0.6656			0.6656
Warrants outstanding | shares			12,383,304		12,383,304
Common stock, par value | $ / shares		$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001		$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Private Placement [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Description of Organization and Business Operations (Details) [Line Items]
Sale of shares | shares	27,640,301
Purchase price per share | $ / shares	$ 3.92
PIPE [Member]
Description of Organization and Business Operations (Details) [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses		$ 136,400,000
Cash Acquired Net of Redemption			$ 109,700,000
Legacy Green Light [Member]
Description of Organization and Business Operations (Details) [Line Items]
Business combination exchange ratio		0.6656
Business combination transaction costs			$ 26,700,000		$ 26,700,000
Goodwill		$ 0
Intangible assets		$ 0
Legacy Green Light [Member] | PIPE [Member]
Description of Organization and Business Operations (Details) [Line Items]
Purchase price								$ 21,800,000	$ 13,500,000
Public Warrants [Member]
Description of Organization and Business Operations (Details) [Line Items]
Warrants outstanding | shares		10,350,000
Exercise Price | $ / shares		$ 11.50
Private Placement Warrants [Member]
Description of Organization and Business Operations (Details) [Line Items]
Warrants outstanding | shares		2,062,500
Exercise Price | $ / shares		$ 11.50
Public and Private Placement Warrants [Member]
Description of Organization and Business Operations (Details) [Line Items]
Warrants expiration period		5 years
Class A Common Stock | Legacy Green Light [Member]
Description of Organization and Business Operations (Details) [Line Items]
Common stock, par value | $ / shares		$ 0.0001
Class A Common Stock | Legacy Green Light [Member] | PIPE [Member]
Description of Organization and Business Operations (Details) [Line Items]
Purchase price		$ 124,300,000
GREENLIGHT BIOSCIENCES HOLDINGS, PBC [Member]
Description of Organization and Business Operations (Details) [Line Items]
Common stock, par value | $ / shares			$ 0.0001		$ 0.0001				$ 0.0001
GREENLIGHT BIOSCIENCES HOLDINGS, PBC [Member] | Class A Common Stock | Legacy Green Light [Member]
Description of Organization and Business Operations (Details) [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares | shares		12,425,000