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Percentage of non-voting non-transferable equity interest.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs classified as noncurrent. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Department of Energy Loan Facility and Warrant Obligations - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jan. 30, 2026	Oct. 07, 2025	Jun. 30, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025	Oct. 28, 2024
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity								$ 2,260,000
Deferred financing costs (Note 4)			$ 154,583	$ 311,808		$ 154,583
Fair value of warrant at inception		$ 394,116	140,419	234,091		140,419
Remeasured fair value			(4,469)	$ (160,025)	$ 0	(4,886)	$ 0
LAC Warrants [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Warrants exercise price	$ 0.01
Fair value of warrant at inception	$ 88,800
Warrant obligation, percent		5.00%
Remeasured fair value	88,600
Gross fair value of warrants	88,800
Issuance cost	$ 200
JV Warrants [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Warrant obligation, percent		5.00%
DOE loan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 2,230,000						1,970,000
Construction amount		$ 256,000
Deferred financing costs (Note 4)			400,200			400,200
Fair value of warrant at inception			$ 394,100			394,100
Debt facility, cost incurred						$ 6,100
Percentage of deferred financing cost first advance						6.36%
Percentage of deferred financing cost second advance						6.45%
Percentage of deferred financing cost third advance						6.89%
DOE loan [Member] \| LAC Warrants [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Warrants to purchase shares of common stock	18,268,687
Percentage of non-voting non-transferable equity interest	5.00%
Warrants exercise price	$ 0.01
DOE loan [Member] \| JV Warrants [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Warrants to purchase shares of common stock	8,656,509,695
Percentage of non-voting non-transferable equity interest	5.00%
Warrants exercise price	$ 0.0001
ATVM Loan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity								$ 289,600