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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional information (Details)											7 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 24, 2025 USD ($)	Jul. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Jan. 16, 2024 USD ($)	Jan. 16, 2024 EUR (€)	Oct. 12, 2023 USD ($)	Oct. 12, 2023 EUR (€)	Jul. 27, 2022 USD ($)	Jul. 27, 2022 EUR (€)	Nov. 04, 2021 USD ($)	Nov. 04, 2021 EUR (€)	Jul. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2022 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2025 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2025 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Aug. 22, 2024 USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies
Lease, practical expedient, lessor single lease component [true false]													true		true
Lease termination cost required to pay in each quarter		$ 100,000
Term of lease termination contract (in years)		2 years 6 months
Contingent loss liability related to lease settlement		$ 1,000,000											$ 1,600,000
Additional contingent loss liability	$ 800,000
Additional lease term																	2 years
Additional lease liabilities																	$ 400,000
Additional ROU assets																	$ 400,000
Operating lease liabilities													$ 4,785,000
Operating lease, term of contract													20 years		20 years
ROU asset													$ 4,197,000			$ 4,187,000
Loss contingency accrual payment			$ 207,000	€ 189,000	$ 201,000	€ 189,000
Accrued trade tax liability													183,000		€ 156,000
Accrued corporate tax liability													116,000		€ 99,000
Gain contingency													50,000
Contingent payment obligation													1,700,000			4,700,000
Long term convertible notes
Commitments and Contingencies
Debt instrument, exchanged from previously executed non dilutive financial instrument													3,000,000			$ 300,000
German tax authority
Commitments and Contingencies
Settlement expense													329,000	€ 277,000
Received tax bills											$ 238,000	€ 222,000
Litigation settlement waiver of penalty							$ 145,000	€ 135,000
State and local jurisdiction
Commitments and Contingencies
Settlement expense													$ 272,000	€ 231,000
Additional late fees									$ 554,000	€ 513,000