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Warrant Transaction Agreements - Amazon.com, Inc. Transaction Agreement (Details) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Aug. 24, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares D shares	Jul. 20, 2020 D	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) shares	May 31, 2024 shares	Dec. 31, 2023 shares	Apr. 04, 2017 shares
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Shares of common stock that can be purchased from warrants issued (in shares)							3,461,371
Selling, general and administrative \| $			$ 85,144	$ 101,154	$ 163,103	$ 205,170
Provision \| $					$ 7,292	$ 856
2017 Amazon Transaction Agreement
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Shares of common stock that can be purchased from warrants issued (in shares)									55,286,696
Number of warrants exercised to date			34,917,912	34,917,912	34,917,912	34,917,912
Number of warrants exercised (in shares)			0	0	0	0
Warrant shares vested (in shares)			55,286,696	55,286,696	55,286,696	55,286,696
Provision for common stock warrants \| $				$ 100	$ 200	$ 200
2017 Amazon Transaction Agreement \| Maximum
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Shares of common stock that can be purchased from warrants issued (in shares)									55,286,696
2017 Amazon Transaction Agreement \| Tranche three
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Threshold trading days \| D		30
2017 Amazon Transaction Agreement \| Amazon
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Number of warrants exercised (in shares)					34,917,912	34,917,912
Tranche one of warrants issued with the Amazon.com, Inc transaction agreement \| Tranche one
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Contract asset \| $			$ 19,000		$ 19,000
Tranche one of warrants issued with the Amazon.com, Inc transaction agreement \| Tranche two
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Contract asset \| $			19,000		19,000
Warrant Issued With Amazon
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Provision for common stock warrants \| $			$ 1,700		$ 2,400
2022 Amazon transaction agreement
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Minimum percentage of warrants vested and exercisable automatically	60.00%
Shares of common stock that can be purchased from warrants issued (in shares)	16,000,000
Number of warrants exercised to date			0	0	0	0
Number of warrants exercised (in shares)			0	0	0	0
Warrant shares vested (in shares)			2,500,000		2,500,000			2,000,000
Provision for common stock warrants \| $				$ 1,500		$ 2,600
2022 Amazon transaction agreement \| Maximum
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Shares of common stock that can be purchased from warrants issued (in shares)	16,000,000
2022 Amazon transaction agreement \| Warrants Tranches One Through Three
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrant shares vested (in shares)	9,000,000
Exercise price of warrants (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 22.9841
Fair value of warrants per share \| $ / shares	$ 20.36
2022 Amazon transaction agreement \| Warrants Tranches One Through Three \| Risk-free interest rate
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants and rights outstanding measurement input	3.15
2022 Amazon transaction agreement \| Warrants Tranches One Through Three \| Volatility
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants and rights outstanding measurement input	75.00
2022 Amazon transaction agreement \| Warrants Tranches One Through Three \| Expected average term (years)
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Expected average term (years)	7 years
2022 Amazon transaction agreement \| Warrants Tranches One Through Three \| Exercise price
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants and rights outstanding measurement input \| $ / shares	22.98
2022 Amazon transaction agreement \| Warrants Tranches One Through Three \| Stock price
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants and rights outstanding measurement input \| $ / shares	20.36
2022 Amazon transaction agreement \| Tranche one
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrant shares vested (in shares)	1,000,000
Warrant charge capitalized \| $	$ 20,400
2022 Amazon transaction agreement \| Tranche two
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrant shares vested (in shares)				1,000,000		1,000,000
Warrant charge capitalized \| $	20,400
2022 Amazon transaction agreement \| Tranche three
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Cash payments to be received under agreement \| $	$ 1,000,000
Contract asset \| $			$ 1,500		$ 1,500
2022 Amazon transaction agreement \| Tranche four
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrant shares vested (in shares)	7,000,000
Warrant percentage weighted average share price	90.00%
Threshold trading days \| D	30
2022 Amazon transaction agreement \| Tranche four \| Risk-free interest rate
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants and rights outstanding measurement input			4.24		4.24
2022 Amazon transaction agreement \| Tranche four \| Volatility
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants and rights outstanding measurement input			90.00		90.00
2022 Amazon transaction agreement \| Tranche four \| Expected average term (years)
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Expected average term (years)					1 year 1 month 24 days
2022 Amazon transaction agreement \| Tranche four \| Exercise price
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants and rights outstanding measurement input \| $ / shares			2.10		2.10
2022 Amazon transaction agreement \| Tranche four \| Stock price
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants and rights outstanding measurement input \| $ / shares			2.33		2.33
2022 Amazon transaction agreement \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Vesting period	7 years
Cash payments to be received under agreement \| $	$ 2,100,000
Warrant shares vested (in shares)	15,000,000