Fair Value Measurements - Financial and Non-Financial Assets and Liabilities (Details) - Recurring - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Investments in common stock	$ 6,309	$ 9,868
Investment in warrants - Designated as investment measured at FVTPL	462	591
Investment in convertible loan-AFS	276	268
Investment in convertible loan-Designated as investment measured at FVTPL	5,958	5,576
Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Investments in common stock	6,309	9,868
Investment in warrants - Designated as investment measured at FVTPL	0	0
Investment in convertible loan-AFS	0	0
Investment in convertible loan-Designated as investment measured at FVTPL	0	0
Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Investments in common stock	0	0
Investment in warrants - Designated as investment measured at FVTPL	462	591
Investment in convertible loan-AFS	0	0
Investment in convertible loan-Designated as investment measured at FVTPL	0	0
Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Investments in common stock	0	0
Investment in warrants - Designated as investment measured at FVTPL	0	0
Investment in convertible loan-AFS	276	268
Investment in convertible loan-Designated as investment measured at FVTPL	$ 5,958	$ 5,576
Level 3 \| Discount rate \| Average
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Investment in convertible loan using measurement alternative, measurement input	20.00%	20.00%
Level 3 \| Discount rate \| Median
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Investment in convertible loan using measurement alternative, measurement input	20.00%	20.00%

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=126976982&loc=d3e19207-110258

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