Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Schedule of changes in the fair value of Level 3 liabilities (Details) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 09, 2026
Sponsor Shares
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 2,750	$ 1,703
Warrant exercises	0	0
(Gain) loss from changes in fair value	(589)	1,852
Ending balance	2,161	3,555
Private Warrants
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	245	713
Warrant exercises	0	0
(Gain) loss from changes in fair value	(245)	198
Ending balance	0	911
Number of warrants expired			1,040
Private placement warrants - Issued March 2023
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	16,843	13,820
Warrant exercises	(235)	(10,961)
(Gain) loss from changes in fair value	712	16,791
Ending balance	17,320	$ 19,650
Private Placement Warrants
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
(Gain) loss from changes in fair value	$ 1,000

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

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income from liability measured at fair value on recurring basis using unobservable input (level 3).

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Fair value of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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