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	Mar. 06, 2025	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2024
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Audit committee start date		Jan. 17, 2025
Fox Paine Entities
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Company's total voting power		83.80%
Fox Paine and Company
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management fees		$ 800,000	$ 800,000
Prepaid management fees		1,400,000		$ 2,200,000
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
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Board member start date		Dec. 05, 2023
Greenberg Traurig, LLP \| Maximum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
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Fox Paine & Company, LLC.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Additional consideration in cash for services	$ 200,000
Fox Paine & Company, LLC. \| Class A Common Shares Designated As Class A-2 Common Shares
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common shares issued	550,000	550,000
Share based payment, grant date fair value	$ 11,000,000
Advisory services fee		$ 2,700,000
Professional fees recognized upon change of control	$ 8,300,000