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

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Number of warrants or rights outstanding.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from entity's raising of capital via private rather than public placement.

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Equity Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands				6 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2023	Aug. 12, 2022	Aug. 11, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Fair value of warrants at inception				$ 1,194	$ 3,317
Senior Secured Convertible Notes
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Reduction in convertible notes balance				$ 6,000
Additional Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Number of shares issued (in shares)			1,132,075
Net cash proceeds from stock and warrants offering		$ 2,800
Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Number of shares issued (in shares)				6,420,519
Warrants \| Forecast
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Number of shares issued (in shares)	1,492,540
Additional Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Fair value of warrants at inception		$ 1,600
Additional Warrants \| Additional Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Purchase price (in dollars per share)			$ 2.65
Aggregate number of warrants (in shares)			1,132,075
Exercise price of warrants (in dollars per share)			$ 2.65