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Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands				1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 18, 2025	Nov. 25, 2024	Nov. 21, 2024	Aug. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Mar. 03, 2025	Mar. 25, 2024
Derivative Financial Instruments
Warrants outstanding (in shares)					3,179
Gain (loss) on derivatives					$ (3,505)	$ 20,181
Warrant derivative liability					1,790	6,633
Equity Investment Rights
Derivative Financial Instruments
Increase (decrease) carrying value		$ (1,263)				(1,263)
March 2024 Accompanying Warrants
Derivative Financial Instruments
Warrants outstanding (in shares)		539
Exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 9.136					$ 51.2
Fair value adjustment warrants		$ 1,000	$ 1,000			1,000
Gain (loss) on derivatives					1,818	17,027
Warrant derivative liability					$ 502
March 2024 Accompanying Warrants, Strike Price Amended
Derivative Financial Instruments
Warrants outstanding (in shares)		534	534		534
Exercise price (in dollars per share)					$ 9.136
November 2024 Accompanying Warrants
Derivative Financial Instruments
Gain (loss) on derivatives					$ 3,339	$ 1,289
Warrant derivative liability		$ 5,562			$ 934
March 2025 Accompanying Warrants
Derivative Financial Instruments
Warrants outstanding (in shares)					1,700
Fair value adjustment warrants				$ 9,920
Gain (loss) on derivatives					$ 849
Warrant derivative liability					354		$ 2,831
Exercise of warrants, stock issued (in shares)				2,300
March 2025 Option Warrants
Derivative Financial Instruments
Increase (decrease) carrying value	$ 369
Gain (loss) on derivatives					369
Warrant derivative liability					$ 0		$ 369