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Subsequent Events (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands																										1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Aug. 03, 2026 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2026 $ / shares shares	Jun. 26, 2026 shares	Jun. 22, 2026 shares	May 28, 2026 shares	May 21, 2026 shares	May 11, 2026 shares	May 04, 2026 shares	May 01, 2026 shares	Apr. 24, 2026 shares	Apr. 20, 2026 shares	Apr. 01, 2026 shares	Mar. 16, 2026 shares	Feb. 26, 2026 shares	Feb. 25, 2026 shares	Feb. 20, 2026 shares	Feb. 06, 2026 shares	Jan. 23, 2026 shares	Jan. 09, 2026 shares	Jan. 08, 2026 shares	Apr. 25, 2025 shares	Apr. 10, 2025 shares	Mar. 04, 2025 shares	Jan. 16, 2025 shares	Jan. 07, 2025 shares	Aug. 06, 2026 USD ($) holder shares	Jul. 31, 2026 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2026 $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2026 shares	Jun. 30, 2025 shares	Mar. 31, 2025 shares	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2025 shares	Dec. 31, 2025 $ / shares
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Estimated contingent liability \| $																																$ 400
7.00% Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes due 2031 \| Convertible Notes
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Conversion price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 1.28																										$ 1.28				$ 1.28		$ 1.21
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Conversion of preferred stock to common stock (in shares)		35,691	5,059	17,316	7,140	37,892		3,250	1,675	650	1,250			1,000	0		7,321		660	311	47	114	13	4	0							119,215	178
Conversion of common units and preferred stock to common stock \| $																																$ 1,800
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Estimated contingent liability \| $	$ 400
Subsequent Event \| 7.00% Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes due 2031 \| Convertible Notes
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Conversion price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares																											$ 3.35
Debt instrument, convertible, conversion price ratio																											29.88%
Subsequent Event \| Exchange of Series B and Series D
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Conversion of stock, number of unaffiliated holders \| holder																										5
Subsequent Event \| Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Conversion of preferred stock to common stock (in shares)																										55,176
Conversion of common units and preferred stock to common stock \| $																										$ 300
Subsequent Event \| Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share \| Exchange of Series B and Series D
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Conversion of preferred stock to common stock (in shares)																										1,708,630
Series D Preferred Stock
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Redemption of series D preferred stock to common stock (in shares)																																44,547
Conversion of preferred stock to common stock (in shares)							28,000					66,666	80,000	80,000		10,000		17,000														281,666	0
Conversion of stock (in shares)		1,500	617	4,123	2,800	15,157		2,500	1,197	500	1,000			2,000	1		19,100		4,250	2,000	20,000	102,700	54,774	82,400	1,000							56,745	260,874
Series D Preferred Stock \| Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Redemption of series D preferred stock to common stock (in shares)																												31,092	4,073	100	24
Conversion of preferred stock to common stock (in shares)																																35,165
Series D Preferred Stock \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Redemption of series D preferred stock to common stock (in shares)																										8,200
Series D Preferred Stock \| Subsequent Event \| Exchange of Series B and Series D
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Conversion of stock (in shares)																										21,681
Series B Preferred Stock
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Conversion of stock (in shares)		19,280	2,468	16,492	5,600	30,314		5,000	2,394	1,000	2,000			4,000	2		38,200		8,500	4,000	20,000	102,700	54,774	82,400	1,000							139,250	260,874
Series B Preferred Stock \| Subsequent Event \| Exchange of Series B and Series D
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Conversion of stock (in shares)																										247,535