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Represents the fixed monthly rent for sublease.

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Area of a real estate property.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
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-Publisher FASB
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Term of lessee's operating lease not yet commenced, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
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Leases - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
Leases - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2024 ft²
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Fixed monthly rent for sublease		$ 0.8
Term of contract, period	10 years 4 months
Early termination option (in years)	5 years
Extension term (in years)	5 years
Minimum
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Undiscounted future payments to be paid monthly	$ 0.2
Maximum
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Undiscounted future payments to be paid monthly	$ 0.3
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-Sale or Disposed of by Sale \| Complex Networks, Excluding the First We Feast Brand
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Space sharing license agreement, licensed (in sq ft) \| ft²			11,500
Letter of Credit
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Proceeds from letter of credit		$ 4.5