FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Transfers in or out of Level 3	$ 0	$ 0
Derivative Warrant Liabilities
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Derivative liability of warrants transferred from Level 3 to Level 1 \| shares	450,000
Gain (Loss) on transfers	$ 100
Maximum \| Estimated Probability of Occurrence \| Forward Warrant
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Warrants and rights outstanding, measurement input	50
Minimum \| Estimated Probability of Occurrence \| Forward Warrant
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Warrants and rights outstanding, measurement input	25

The number of warrants transferred from level 3 to level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

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Amount of transfers of liabilities measured on a recurring basis in and out of Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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Amount of gain (loss) on transfers of liabilities measured on a recurring basis in and out of Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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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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- Definition

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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (bbb)(2)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482106/820-10-50-2

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