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	Jun. 23, 2026 USD ($) shares	May 15, 2026 USD ($) shares	Feb. 11, 2026 USD ($) board_member shares	May 13, 2020 USD ($) shares	Sep. 28, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2011 CNY (¥)	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 16, 2025	Dec. 15, 2025	Oct. 16, 2025 $ / shares shares	Aug. 19, 2025 $ / shares	Aug. 18, 2025 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 18, 2024 shares	Nov. 09, 2022 $ / shares
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Shares issued in transaction (in shares) \| shares		2,000,000
Purchase price		$ 20,000
Class of warrant or right, exercise price of warrants or rights (usd per share) \| $ / shares																		$ 1,150	$ 11.50			$ 0.01
Equity method investments							$ 0	$ 0		$ 0		$ 0		$ 13,272
Fair value gain on equity securities								$ 208,104	$ 0	208,104	$ 0
LanzaJet
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Total number of board members \| board_member			7
LanzaJet \| LanzaTech
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Designated board member \| board_member			1
LanzaJet Series A Stock Purchase Agreement
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity exchange conversion ratio			1
LanzaJet Series A Stock Purchase Agreement \| LanzaJet
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Purchase price			$ 2,000							$ 3,000
Conversion of stock, converted (in shares) \| shares			60,316,250
LanzaJet Series A Stock Purchase Agreement \| Series A Preferred Stock \| LanzaJet
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Shares issued in transaction (in shares) \| shares	227,761		455,522
Purchase price	$ 1,000
LanzaJet Series A Stock Purchase Agreement \| Common Class C \| LanzaJet
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Conversion of stock, shares issued (in shares) \| shares			60,316,250
LanzaJet
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Contribution of intellectual property				$ 15,000
Ownership percentage			46.00%	37.50%			45.70%	45.70%		45.70%		45.70%	45.60%		53.16%	36.33%				37.01%
Contingent right to receive additional interest (in shares) \| shares				45,000,000																	15,000,000
Minimum interest to designate board member			5.00%
Dilution gain										$ 10,715
Revenue								$ 595		1,190
Unrecognized intra-entity profits balance							$ 14,369	14,369		$ 14,369		$ 14,369		15,559
Profit amortization period										15 years
Class of warrant or right, exercise price of warrants or rights (usd per share) \| $ / shares																	$ 0.01
Equity method investments							0	0		$ 0		$ 0		$ 13,272
LanzaJet \| Investment Shares Tranche One
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Contingent right to receive additional interest (in shares) \| shares																	15,000,000
LanzaJet \| Investment Shares Tranche Two
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Contingent right to receive additional interest (in shares) \| shares																	15,000,000
SGLT
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Contribution of intellectual property					$ 4,000	¥ 25,800
Ownership percentage					30.00%	30.00%
Decrease in equity method investment ownership percentage												8.38%
Fair value gain on equity securities							$ 160,600	$ 47,500	$ 0	$ 47,500	$ 0