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Restructuring - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended					3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Aug. 23, 2022 d $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring expense (recovery)						$ 0	$ 1	$ 0	$ (21)
Purchase price	$ 1,800			$ 1,500
Closing bid price of common stock (in USD per share) \| $ / shares										$ 1.00
Number of consecutive days for which the bid price was below threshold \| d										30
Stockholders' equity		$ 6,209	$ 5,603		$ 4,255	$ 1,526	$ 4,502	$ 1,526	$ 4,502		$ 4,171	$ 3,432	$ 3,278	$ 1,714
Warrant liability - modification					$ 1,400
December 2021 Private Placement
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of common stock and warrants		$ 4,000
Investor Warrants
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of common stock and warrants			$ 4,500