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The amount of expense provided in the period for legal costs incurred on or before the balance sheet date pertaining to resolved, pending or threatened litigation, including arbitration and mediation proceedings.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03(6))
-SubTopic 10
-Topic 220
-Publisher FASB
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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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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)		54 Months Ended
	Feb. 06, 2024	Jul. 31, 2023
Parent Company [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Excluding Share-Based Payments and Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
offering price	$ 1.04
Sale of stock	13,461,540
Neal Bradsher [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Excluding Share-Based Payments and Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
Sale of stock	6,730,770
Neal Bradsher [Member] \| Broadwood Partners, L.P [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Excluding Share-Based Payments and Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
Legal expenses		$ 626,000
Don M. Bailey [Member]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Excluding Share-Based Payments and Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
Sale of stock	96,155