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BUSINESS COMBINATIONS - Schedule of Shares Issued (Details)
Jul. 22, 2020
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Jun. 03, 2020
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Jun. 02, 2020
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Dec. 31, 2021
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Dec. 31, 2020
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Business Acquisition [Line Items]          
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)   360,904,478 151,831,441 413,340,550 391,041,347
Shares issued in PIPE (in shares) 22,877,806        
Business Combination and PIPE financing (in shares)   72,272,942      
Legacy Nikola shares (in shares)   288,631,536      
Conversion of stock, conversion ratio   1.901      
Private Placement          
Business Acquisition [Line Items]          
Shares issued in PIPE (in shares)   52,500,000      
Common Shareholders          
Business Acquisition [Line Items]          
Common stock of VectoIQ and VectoIQ Founder Shares (in shares)   22,983,872      
VectoIQ Founders          
Business Acquisition [Line Items]          
Common stock of VectoIQ and VectoIQ Founder Shares (in shares)   6,640,000      
M&M Residual, LLC          
Business Acquisition [Line Items]          
Stock repurchased during the period (in shares)   (7,000,000)      
Nimbus Holdings, LLC          
Business Acquisition [Line Items]          
Stock repurchased during the period (in shares)   (2,850,930) (2,850,930)    
VectoIQ          
Business Acquisition [Line Items]          
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)     22,986,574    
Stock repurchased during the period (in shares)     (2,702)