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Exercise price per share or per unit of warrants or rights outstanding.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Number of warrants or rights outstanding.

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Fair value, after the effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial liability or contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset, expected to be settled after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Includes assets not subject to a master netting arrangement and not elected to be offset.

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Amount of expense (income) related to adjustment to fair value of warrant liability.

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Aggregate net gain (loss) on all derivative instruments recognized in earnings during the period, before tax effects.

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The increase (decrease) during the period in the carrying value of derivative instruments reported as liabilities that are due to be disposed of within one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer).

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 10, 2026	Aug. 31, 2025	Jun. 30, 2026	Mar. 31, 2026	Jun. 30, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025	Mar. 03, 2025	Nov. 25, 2024	Nov. 22, 2024	Nov. 21, 2024	Mar. 25, 2024
Derivative Financial Instruments
Warrants outstanding (in shares)			7,860		7,860
Warrant derivative liability			$ 7,110		$ 7,110	$ 1,790
Exercise of warrants, stock issued (in shares)				2,020
March 2024 Accompanying Warrants
Derivative Financial Instruments
Warrants outstanding (in shares)	539							539		539
Exercise price (in dollars per share)											$ 51.2
March 2024 Accompanying Warrants, Strike Price Amended
Derivative Financial Instruments
Warrants outstanding (in shares)	539		539		539			534		534
Exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 1.614		$ 1.614		$ 1.614					$ 9.136
Warrant term	5 years
Fair value adjustment warrants	$ 224
Gain (loss) on derivatives			$ (34)		$ 96
March 2024 Repriced Accompanying Warrants
Derivative Financial Instruments
Warrants outstanding (in shares)	534
Warrant term	5 years
Fair value adjustment warrants	$ 224
Gain (loss) on derivatives			(34)		96
Warrant derivative liability			630		630
March 2024 Non-Repriced Accompanying Warrants
Derivative Financial Instruments
Warrants outstanding (in shares)	5
November 2024 Accompanying Warrants
Derivative Financial Instruments
Warrants outstanding (in shares)	913
Fair value adjustment warrants	$ 282
Gain (loss) on derivatives			(56)		170
Warrant derivative liability			$ 1,046		$ 1,046
November 2024 Repriced Accompanying Warrants
Derivative Financial Instruments
Warrants outstanding (in shares)	846		846		846
Exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 1.614								$ 7.68
Warrant term	5 years
Fair value adjustment warrants	$ 282
March 2025 Accompanying Warrants
Derivative Financial Instruments
Warrants outstanding (in shares)			1,700		1,700
Fair value adjustment warrants		$ 9,920
Gain (loss) on derivatives			$ (16)		$ 187
Warrant derivative liability			167		167
Exercise of warrants, stock issued (in shares)		2,300
March 2025 Option Warrants
Derivative Financial Instruments
Gain (loss) on derivatives						$ 369
Warrant derivative liability			$ 0		0		$ 369
Increase (decrease) carrying value					$ (369)
March 2026 Accompanying Warrants
Derivative Financial Instruments
Warrants outstanding (in shares)			4,500		4,500
Exercise price (in dollars per share)			$ 1.61		$ 1.61
Gain (loss) on derivatives			$ (287)		$ 673
March 2026 Accompanying Warrants \| March 2026 Offering
Derivative Financial Instruments
Exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 1.614
Gain (loss) on derivatives			(287)		673
Warrant derivative liability	$ 5,940		$ 5,267		$ 5,267