Fair Value - Level 3 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Contingent consideration - earnout
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 44	$ 13,866
Change in fair value, loss (gain) included in net loss		(13,766)
Ending balance	44	100
Contingently issuable shares in connection with acquisitions
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	24,546	9,617
Additions		15,555
Settlements	(408)
Change in fair value, loss (gain) included in net loss	(2,810)	4,686
Ending balance	21,328	29,858
Embedded derivatives
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Additions	23,870
Change in fair value, loss (gain) included in net loss	2,950
Ending balance	26,820
Private warrant liability
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	707	15,193
Change in fair value, loss (gain) included in net loss	(360)	(14,267)
Ending balance	$ 347	$ 926

A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income from liability measured at fair value on recurring basis using unobservable input (level 3).

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Amount of purchases of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Amount of settlements of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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