Disclosure about Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Schedule of Change in Fair Value for Equity Warrants (Details) - Warrant $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 0
Warrants acquired	32,419
Mark-to-market adjustment	9,216
Foreign currency	(977)
Ending balance	$ 40,658
Terminal Capitalization Rate
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Measurement input	0.11

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Amount of purchases 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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Value of input used to measure outstanding warrant and right embodying unconditional obligation requiring redemption by transferring asset at specified or determinable date or upon event certain to occur.

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-Publisher FASB
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