Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Fair Value, Net Derivative Liabilities (Details) - Level 3 $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)
PIPE warrants
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 0
Additions	14,893
Changes in fair value	11,774
Settlements	0
Ending balance	26,667
RDO warrants
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	0
Additions	15,536
Changes in fair value	1,881
Settlements	0
Ending balance	17,417
Private warrants
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	9
Additions	0
Changes in fair value	33
Settlements	0
Ending balance	$ 42

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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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Amount of settlements 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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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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