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Percentage of options vested.

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Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award options grant outstanding number.

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Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award period over which shares reserved for issuance increases.

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Exercise price per share or per unit of warrants or rights outstanding.

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Number of securities into which the class of warrant or right may be converted. For example, but not limited to, 500,000 warrants may be converted into 1,000,000 shares.

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Number of warrants or rights outstanding.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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The estimated dividend rate (a percentage of the share price) to be paid (expected dividends) to holders of the underlying shares over the option's term.

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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted during the reporting period as calculated by applying the disclosed option pricing methodology.

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Maximum number of shares that may be issued in accordance with the plan as a proportion of outstanding capital stock.

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Fair value of options vested. Excludes equity instruments other than options, for example, but not limited to, share units, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock.

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Stock-based compensation - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 14, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Nov. 30, 2020
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average grant date fair value, stock options granted (in usd per share)		$ 3.1	$ 0.36
Fair value of stock options vested		$ 6,564,103	$ 812,329
Warrants, exercise price (in usd per share)		$ 7.91
Warrants outstanding (in shares)		17,920,898
Common shares reserved for future issuance (in shares)		16,965,849
Period over which shares reserved for future issuance will increase		9 years
Additional shares reserved for issuance, percentage		5.00%
Expected dividend yield		0.00%	0.00%
Number of common stock warrants, Granted during the period		1,500,081
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected dividend yield		0.00%
Two Thousand Twenty Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of options vested				25.00%
The Two Thousand Twenty Two Plan [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of common stock warrants, Granted during the period		1,500,081
The Two Thousand Twenty Plan [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of common stock warrants, Granted during the period		4,341,966
DWave System [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average grant date fair value, stock options granted (in usd per share)				$ 1.99	$ 0.35
Fair value of stock options vested				$ 1,733,745	$ 1,035,000
Expected dividend yield				0.00%	0.00%
Number of common stock warrants, Granted during the period				4,369,866
DWave System [Member] \| Two Thousand Twenty Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grant Outstanding Number				$ 16,336,134,000	$ 12,654,807,000
Percentage of options vested				75.00%
DWave System [Member] \| oneyearcliff [Member] \| Two Thousand Twenty Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period				4 years
D Wave Systems Common Stock Warrants [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Warrants expired (in shares)	617,972
Warrants, exercise price (in usd per share)	$ 1.75
Warrants outstanding (in shares)		0
Preferred Stock Warrants [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Warrants, exercise price (in usd per share)						$ 2.16
Warrants outstanding (in shares)		3,247,637
Warrants, number of shares issuable (in shares)		2,889,282				3,247,637
Preferred Stock Warrants [Member] \| DWave System [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Warrants, exercise price (in usd per share)						$ 1.92
Warrants outstanding (in shares)				3,247,637	1,100,000	3,247,637