Earnings per Share - Antidilutive (Details)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026 $ / shares shares
Restricted Stock Units \| 2023 Incentive Award Plan
Earnings per Share
Shares excluded as antidilutive relating to stock options	25,580
Performance Restricted Stock Units
Earnings per Share
Shares excluded as antidilutive relating to stock options	44,800
Public Warrants
Earnings per Share
Shares excluded as antidilutive relating to stock options	215,625
Class of warrant or right exercise price of warrants or rights \| $ / shares	$ 460
Earnout shares
Earnings per Share
Shares excluded as antidilutive relating to stock options	7,634
Private Placement Warrants
Earnings per Share
Shares excluded as antidilutive relating to stock options	12,657
Class of warrant or right exercise price of warrants or rights \| $ / shares	$ 460
Financing warrants
Earnings per Share
Shares excluded as antidilutive relating to stock options	8,507
Class of warrant or right exercise price of warrants or rights \| $ / shares	$ 460
2025 Warrants
Earnings per Share
Shares excluded as antidilutive relating to stock options	4,682,273.85
Class of warrant or right exercise price of warrants or rights \| $ / shares	$ 5.98

Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 260
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-Section 50
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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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-Section 50
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