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Fair value warrant liability purchase warrant.

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Fair value of contingent consideration in a business combination that is classified in shareholders' equity.

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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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Fair value portion of investments in an entity not consolidated. Includes, but is not limited to, investments in an entity that is affiliated with the reporting entity by means of direct or indirect ownership, an entity in which the reporting entity shares control of the entity with another party or group, an entity which the company has significant influence, but does not have control and subsidiaries that are not required to be consolidated and are accounted for using the equity or cost method.

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Schedule of Fair Value Hierarchy Valuation Inputs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Warrant liability – 2022 Purchase Warrants	$ 1,440	$ 2,843	$ 8,046	$ 12,854
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] \| Related Party [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment, related party	5,935	10,548
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Contingent Consideration	2,300	2,400		6,200
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Warrant Liability - 2021 Common Warrant [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Warrant liability – 2022 Purchase Warrants				12,854
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| Warrant Liability - 2022 Common Warrant [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Warrant liability – 2022 Purchase Warrants	668	1,129
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] \| 2022 Inducement Warrant [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Warrant liability	$ 772	$ 1,714