Amount of transfers of financial instrument classified as a liability into level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)(3)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482106/820-10-50-2

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Amount of transfers of financial instrument classified as a liability out of level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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Fair value of financial obligations, including, but not limited to, debt instruments, derivative liabilities, federal funds purchased and sold under agreements to repurchase, securities loaned or sold under agreements to repurchase, financial instruments sold not yet purchased, guarantees, line of credit, loans and notes payable, servicing liability, and trading liabilities.

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Fair Value Measurements, Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability, Transfers, Net [Abstract]
Transfer to level 3	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Transfer from level 3	0	$ 0	0	$ 0
Recurring [Member]
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities at fair value	33,751		33,751		$ 3,756
Recurring [Member] \| Warrant Liability [Member]
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities at fair value	28,106		28,106		1,416
Recurring [Member] \| Embedded Conversion Derivatives [Member]
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities at fair value	5,645		5,645		2,340
Recurring [Member] \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) [Member]
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities at fair value	0		0		0
Recurring [Member] \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) [Member] \| Warrant Liability [Member]
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities at fair value	0		0		0
Recurring [Member] \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) [Member] \| Embedded Conversion Derivatives [Member]
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities at fair value	0		0		0
Recurring [Member] \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities at fair value	0		0		0
Recurring [Member] \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] \| Warrant Liability [Member]
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities at fair value	0		0		0
Recurring [Member] \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] \| Embedded Conversion Derivatives [Member]
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities at fair value	0		0		0
Recurring [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities at fair value	33,751		33,751		3,756
Recurring [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] \| Warrant Liability [Member]
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities at fair value	28,106		28,106		1,416
Recurring [Member] \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] \| Embedded Conversion Derivatives [Member]
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Liabilities at fair value	$ 5,645		$ 5,645		$ 2,340