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Schedule Of Changes In The Fair Value Of Warrant Liabilities Line Items

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Value of input used to measure liability in contingent consideration arrangement in business combination.

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Value of input used to measure outstanding warrant and right embodying unconditional obligation requiring redemption by transferring asset at specified or determinable date or upon event certain to occur.

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Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2026 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2026 USD ($) shares	Jan. 26, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025	Sep. 30, 2021 shares
Schedule Of Changes In The Fair Value Of Warrant Liabilities [Line Items]
Recognized net unrealized losses \| $	$ 65.7	$ 15.5
Price Volatility / Revenue Volatility [Member]
Schedule Of Changes In The Fair Value Of Warrant Liabilities [Line Items]
Business combination, contingent consideration, measurement input	0.30	0.30	0.25
Discount Rate [Member]
Schedule Of Changes In The Fair Value Of Warrant Liabilities [Line Items]
Business combination, contingent consideration, measurement input	0.076	0.076	0.058
Probability of Achievement [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Technical Milestones [Member]
Schedule Of Changes In The Fair Value Of Warrant Liabilities [Line Items]
Business combination, contingent consideration, measurement input			0.50
Probability of Achievement [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Technical Milestones [Member]
Schedule Of Changes In The Fair Value Of Warrant Liabilities [Line Items]
Business combination, contingent consideration, measurement input			0.95
Series A and Series B Private Warrants [Member]
Schedule Of Changes In The Fair Value Of Warrant Liabilities [Line Items]
Number of warrants or rights outstanding	79,053,330	79,053,330
Class of warrant redeemed	0	0
Series A and Series B Private Warrants [Member] \| Price Volatility / Revenue Volatility [Member]
Schedule Of Changes In The Fair Value Of Warrant Liabilities [Line Items]
Expected stock-price volatility	0.90	0.90		0.95
Commercial Contract on Investment Agreement [Member]
Schedule Of Changes In The Fair Value Of Warrant Liabilities [Line Items]
Revenue recognized from commercial contract \| $	$ 7.0	$ 15.7
Public Warrants [Member]
Schedule Of Changes In The Fair Value Of Warrant Liabilities [Line Items]
Number of warrants or rights outstanding	0	0			7,500,000