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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Details) - Subsequent Event [Member] - USD ($)	Oct. 18, 2022	Oct. 17, 2022	Oct. 07, 2022
European Style Warrants [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Warrant			5,250,000
Description of warrants exercisable			5 for 1
Warrant exercise price	$ 4.75	$ 12.50
Warrant target trigger price for potential acceleration of the exercise date	$ 6.65	$ 17.50
M-tron Industries, Inc. [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Cash balance			$ 1,000,000
M-tron Industries, Inc. [Member] \| LGL Shares [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Cancelation of shares			52,533
M-tron Industries, Inc. [Member] \| Options [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Cancelation of shares			10,000
M-tron Industries, Inc. [Member] \| Spin-Off [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage of shares distributed upon separation			100.00%
Right to receive common stock share			0.5
Write off of intercompany receivables			$ 4,439,000
Intercompany balances			$ 0