Debt (Schedule Of Convertible Notes Payable) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Convertible notes, net	$ 4,280	$ 2,895
Convertible Notes Dated February/March 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed Conversion Rate	$ 0.25
Effective Interest Rate	8.00%
Convertible Note Dated June/July 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed Conversion Rate	$ 0.10
Effective Interest Rate	8.00%
Convertible Note Dated July 18, 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed Conversion Rate	$ 0.08
Effective Interest Rate	7.50%
Convertible Note Dated September 13, 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed Conversion Rate	$ 0.10
Effective Interest Rate	8.00%
Convertible Notes Dated January 8, 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	2.00%
Convertible notes dated May 10, 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed Conversion Rate	$ 0.13
Effective Interest Rate	8.00%
Convertible Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed Conversion Rate	$ 0.13
Total principal balance	$ 4,280	2,895
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	12.00%
Convertible Debt [Member] \| Convertible Notes Dated September 10, 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed Conversion Rate	$ 0.40
Effective Interest Rate	8.00%
Total principal balance	$ 200	200
Convertible Debt [Member] \| Convertible Note Dated September 19, 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed Conversion Rate	$ 0.57
Effective Interest Rate	8.00%
Total principal balance	$ 425	425
Convertible Debt [Member] \| Convertible Notes Dated February/March 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal balance	750	750
Convertible Debt [Member] \| Convertible Note Dated June/July 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal balance	295	320
Convertible Debt [Member] \| Convertible Note Dated July 18, 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal balance	700	700
Convertible Debt [Member] \| Convertible Note Dated September 13, 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal balance	$ 50	50
Convertible Debt [Member] \| Convertible Notes Dated January 8, 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed Conversion Rate	$ 0.13
Effective Interest Rate	8.00%
Total principal balance	$ 450	$ 450
Convertible Debt [Member] \| Convertible notes dated May 10, 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total principal balance	$ 1,410

Carrying amount of long-term convertible debt as of the balance sheet date, net of the amount due in the next twelve months or greater than the normal operating cycle, if longer. The debt is convertible into another form of financial instrument, typically the entity's common stock.

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