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Sale of Stock, Common Stock Purchase Agreement, Increase To The Prepayment Shortfall

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Number of warrants or rights outstanding.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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The cash inflow from the issuance of a long-term debt instrument which can be exchanged for a specified amount of another security, typically the entity's common stock, at the option of the issuer or the holder.

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The cash inflow from a long-term borrowing made from related parties where one party can exercise control or significant influence over another party; including affiliates, owners or officers and their immediate families, pension trusts, and so forth. Alternate caption: Proceeds from Advances from Affiliates.

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The cash inflow from a borrowing having initial term of repayment within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Amount of cash outflow for short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of lease obligation.

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The cash outflow for a borrowing having initial term of repayment within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Cash received on stock transaction after deduction of issuance costs.

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The number of shares issued or sold by the subsidiary or equity method investee per stock transaction.

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Number of shares issued which are neither cancelled nor held in the treasury.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands										1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	4 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 06, 2024	Aug. 26, 2024	Aug. 12, 2024	Aug. 07, 2024	Jul. 29, 2024	Jul. 28, 2024	Jul. 12, 2024	Sep. 29, 2023	Sep. 28, 2023	Jul. 31, 2024	Aug. 31, 2024	Apr. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Apr. 30, 2024
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Consideration received								$ 32,900	$ 32,900
Shares purchased (in shares)									3,168,121
Proceeds from related party debt (less than)												$ 5,000	$ 0	$ 5,000
Proceeds from issuance of bridge notes													200	0
Repayments of letter agreements													$ 215	$ 0
Proceeds from convertible debt								$ 10,000
2024 Convertible Notes \| Letter of Credit
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Warrants issued (in shares)															550,000
2024 Convertible Notes \| Tranche Convertible Notes
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Warrants issued (in shares)													1,210,000
Proceeds from convertible debt													$ 1,100
Promissory note agreement													$ 1,356
2024 Convertible Notes \| Tranche Convertible Notes \| Obligation to issue common stock (liability classified Consideration Shares)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Consideration shares (in shares)													916,667
2024 Convertible Notes \| Convertible Debt
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Warrants issued (in shares)													6,040,789
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Repayments of debt											$ 300
Subsequent Event \| Related Party Loans
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from related party debt (less than)										$ 100
Subsequent Event \| Short Term Bridge Loans
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of bridge notes										$ 100
Subsequent Event \| 2024 Convertible Notes
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from convertible debt		$ 300
Subsequent Event \| 2024 Convertible Notes \| Letter of Credit
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of bridge notes				$ 5,000
Repayments of letter agreements				100
Subsequent Event \| 2024 Convertible Notes \| Tranche Convertible Notes
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Additional tranche rights borrowing capacity				$ 2,800
Warrants issued (in shares)				2,750,000
Subsequent Event \| 2024 Convertible Notes \| Tranche Convertible Notes \| Obligation to issue common stock (liability classified Consideration Shares)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Consideration shares (in shares)				2,083,333
Subsequent Event \| 2024 Convertible Notes \| Convertible Debt
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Warrants issued (in shares)			2,083,333
Proceeds from convertible debt			$ 2,500
Promissory note agreement			$ 2,800
Subsequent Event \| 2024 Convertible Notes \| Convertible Debt \| Obligation to issue common stock (liability classified Consideration Shares)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Consideration shares (in shares)			2,750,000
Subsequent Event \| Private Placement
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Consideration received	$ 300				$ 500	$ 500	$ 200
Purchase agreement, increase to the prepayment shortfall	$ 300				$ 200		$ 200
Shares purchased (in shares)	250,000					500,000	200,000