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	Nov. 21, 2024	Mar. 27, 2024	Mar. 20, 2024	Feb. 12, 2024	Dec. 05, 2023	Nov. 13, 2023	Apr. 19, 2022	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Nov. 12, 2023	Apr. 28, 2022
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Total long-term debt liability								$ 109,391	$ 106,722
Current portion of long-term debt								5,608
Proceeds from issuance of common stock and warrant		$ 25,000						467
OFA
Debt
Maximum borrowing capacity							$ 260,000
Cash maintenance in controlled accounts							15,000
Minimum Liquidity Amount							$ 37,500
Subsidiary ownership (as a percent)							20.00%
Outstanding loan (as a percent)							50.00%
OFA \| From and after the funding of Tranche B loans
Debt
Cash maintenance in controlled accounts							$ 20,000
OFA \| From and after satisfaction of funding conditions for tranche C loans
Debt
Cash maintenance in controlled accounts							$ 15,000
Credit Agreement
Debt
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 202,319
Maximum investment allowed					$ 30,865	$ 30,000				$ 25,000
Debt instrument fee						$ 180
Amendment fee (as a percent)						0.25%
Exit fee (as a percent)					0.25%	0.25%
Total long-term debt liability								102,319	$ 102,319
Remaining borrowing capacity								$ 80,000
Effective interest rate (as a percent)								15.30%
Discount rate (as a percent)							2.00%
Variable rate (as a percent)	7.50%
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Incremental interest rate (as a percent)							7.50%
Debt paid-in-kind interest (as a percent)	10.00%						8.00%
Ticking fee (as a percent)							0.75%
Minimum Liquidity Amount			$ 25,000					$ 25,000
Minimum revenue required from equity sale				$ 40,000				30,943
Payment of principal of Long-term debt	$ 2,500
Fixed rate	13.00%
Principal payment of loans (as a percent)	5.00%
Maximum percentage of budgeted amount allowed for disbursement	115.00%
Credit Agreement \| Minimum
Debt
Variable rate (as a percent)							2.50%
Credit Agreement \| Maximum
Debt
Variable rate (as a percent)							5.50%
Credit Agreement \| Tranche A
Debt
Face amount borrowed											$ 70,000
Total long-term debt liability					$ 72,319
Credit Agreement \| Tranche A-2
Debt
Total long-term debt liability					$ 30,000
Credit Agreement \| Tranche B
Debt
Maximum borrowing capacity							$ 20,000
Credit Agreement \| Tranche C
Debt
Maximum borrowing capacity							30,000
Credit Agreement \| Tranche D
Debt
Maximum borrowing capacity							$ 50,000
Credit Agreement \| Period one
Debt
Minimum Liquidity Amount	$ 7,500
Minimum revenue required from equity sale	7,000		25,000
Credit Agreement \| Period two
Debt
Minimum Liquidity Amount	10,000		15
Minimum revenue required from equity sale	18,000		40					40,000
Credit Agreement \| Period three
Debt
Minimum Liquidity Amount	15,000		25
Minimum revenue required from equity sale	$ 29,000		$ 50,000					$ 50,000