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Related Party Transactions (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, shares in Millions	1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payables to affiliates		$ 326	$ 284		$ 284
Debt instrument, principal amount		202,788	$ 375,679		375,679
Payment of dividends					$ 6,595	$ 0
Warrants outstanding (in shares) \| shares			49.1		49.1
Series A Preferred Convertible Stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Preferred stock, dividend rate, percentage					7.00%
2019 Facility Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount		143,213	$ 0		$ 0		$ 199,000
Thermo Capital Partners LLC \| Related Party
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Warrants outstanding (in shares) \| shares			10.0		10.0
Exercise price of warrants or rights (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 2.00		$ 2.00
Partnership agreement, advancement guarantee			$ 25,000		$ 25,000
Warrants outstanding, term (in years)			5 years		5 years
Thermo Capital Partners LLC \| Related Party \| Common Stock Warrant, Vesting Upon Effectiveness Of Guaranty
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Warrants outstanding (in shares) \| shares			5.0		5.0
Thermo Capital Partners LLC \| Related Party \| Common Stock Warrant, Vesting Upon Advances Achievement
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Warrants outstanding (in shares) \| shares			5.0		5.0
Related Party
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Partnership agreement, minimum ownership threshold, percentage (less than)	0.5100
Related Party \| Series A Preferred Convertible Stock
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Preferred stock, dividend rate, percentage					7.00%
Related Party \| Thermo Capital Partners LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payables to affiliates		300	$ 300		$ 300
Annual base rental payments			$ 1,400		$ 1,400
Annual rental payment escalation percentage			2.50%		2.50%
Annual rent, current year					$ 1,600
Operating lease term			10 years		10 years
Rent expense					$ 800	$ 800
Payment of dividends		$ 1,200	$ 2,400	$ 2,400
Partnership agreement, ownership threshold, period	5 years
Related Party \| Thermo Capital Partners LLC \| 2019 Facility Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount							$ 136,700