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Warrants (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 14, 2023	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2024	Nov. 01, 2023	Aug. 01, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jul. 15, 2019
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Exercise of warrants (in shares)		0	0
Warrants and rights outstanding							$ 5,874
First Additional Warrant Offering
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants issued (in shares)		1,683,784
Fair value of warrants								$ 735
Warrant exercise price (in dollars per share)		$ 4.25		$ 5.38
Class of warrant or right, outstanding (in shares)		1,571,429		112,355
Initial Warrant Offering
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Fair value of warrants								$ 6,800
Pre-Funded Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants issued (in shares)							4,000,000
Common Stock Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants issued (in shares)							8,850,000
Warrants issued to purchase common stock (in shares)	3,689,452
Proceeds from warrant exercises	$ 3,542
Existing Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrant exercise price (in dollars per share)						$ 0.96
Class of warrant or right, outstanding (in shares)						5,000,000
New Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants issued (in shares)		2,750,000				2,750,000
Warrant exercise price (in dollars per share)						$ 2.60
Warrants and rights outstanding						$ 4,671
Warrants, $0.96 Exercise Price
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants issued (in shares)		160,548
Warrant exercise price (in dollars per share)		$ 0.96
Minimum \| Common Stock Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrant exercise price (in dollars per share)							$ 0.96
Maximum \| First Additional Warrant Offering
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Warrants issued (in shares)								2,143,000
Senior secured notes due 2025
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Interest rate								12.50%
Senior secured notes due 2025 \| Senior notes
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Interest rate		12.50%
13.5% Senior Secured Notes due November 1, 2028
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Interest rate		13.50%
13.5% Senior Secured Notes due November 1, 2028 \| Senior notes
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Interest rate		13.50%			13.50%