SUBSEQUENT EVENTS - Warrant Agreements (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Exercise price of warrants \| $ / shares	$ 11.50
Debt Commitment Letter \| Penny Warrants
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Number of warrants to purchase shares issued \| shares	2,593,056
Debt Commitment Letter \| $10 warrants
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Number of warrants to purchase shares issued \| shares	1,600,000
Percentage of common stock issuable on exercise of warrants	5.60%
Exercise price of warrants \| $ / shares	$ 10
Equity Facility
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Maximum aggregate purchase price \| $	$ 150

Percentage of common stock issuable on exercise of warrants.

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Aggregate purchase price of common stock to be purchased under the agreement.

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Exercise price per share or per unit of warrants or rights outstanding.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=126973232&loc=d3e21475-112644

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Number of securities into which the class of warrant or right may be converted. For example, but not limited to, 500,000 warrants may be converted into 1,000,000 shares.

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