Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Fair Value, Net Derivative Liabilities (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Private warrants
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Roll Forward]
December 31, 2020	$ 0
Additions	422
Changes in fair value	(103)
December 31, 2021	319
Written put options
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Roll Forward]
December 31, 2020	0
Additions	11,371
Changes in fair value	33,456
December 31, 2021	$ 44,827

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Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability, Assumed

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income from liability measured at fair value on recurring basis using unobservable input (level 3).

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
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Fair value of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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