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Subsequent Events (Additional Information (Details)	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($) shares	Jul. 22, 2025 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Apr. 17, 2025 shares	Jun. 30, 2025 $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2024 shares	Oct. 31, 2024 shares	Oct. 08, 2024 shares	Jun. 18, 2024 shares
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Ownership Interest Rate				60.00%
Warrants exercised price \| $ / shares					$ 36.4
Common stock, shares issued					6,955,694	6,951,622			3,250,000
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Common stock, shares issued				5,000,000
Tranche B Note [Member]
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Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Ownership Interest Rate			4.99%
Newly issued shares of Common Stock \| $			$ 100,000,000
Warrants exercised price \| $ / shares			$ 40
Common stock, shares issued			1,390,443
Exchange Cap			19.99
Minimum Price \| $ / shares			$ 8.09
New Warrants			500,000
Commitment Shares			150,000
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Warrant Repurchase Amount \| $			$ 27,000,000
Option Payment Amount \| $			$ 1,500,000
Penny Warrants repurchase	3,370,000	3,130,000
Payments for Repurchase of Warrants \| $	$ 14,000,000	$ 13,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Tranche B Note [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Warrants exercised price \| $ / shares			$ 36.4
New Warrants			107,142