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5. Government Grants (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2023
Government Assistance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Government Assistance, Gross Amount Prior To Transfer | $ 687,200 |  |  |  |
Aggregate Transaction Price for Sale of Section 45X Tax Credits | 659,700 |  |  |  |
Cost of sales [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Government Assistance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Government Assistance, Amount, Consolidated Statement of Operations |  | $ 266,501 | $ 204,623 | $ 719,508 | $ 429,744
Government Assistance, Consolidated Statement of Operations [Extensible Enumeration] |  | Cost of sales | Cost of sales | Cost of sales | Cost of sales
Research and development [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Government Assistance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Government Assistance, Amount, Consolidated Statement of Operations |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 4,000 | $ 0
Government Assistance, Consolidated Statement of Operations [Extensible Enumeration] |  | Research and development | Research and development | Research and development | Research and development
Production start-up [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Government Assistance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Government Assistance, Amount, Consolidated Statement of Operations |  | $ 484 | $ 0 | $ 484 | $ 0
Government Assistance, Consolidated Statement of Operations [Extensible Enumeration] |  | Production start-up | Production start-up | Production start-up | Production start-up
Property, Plant and Equipment [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Government Assistance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Government Assistance, Amount, Noncurrent, Consolidated Balance Sheet | $ 146,348 | $ 153,668 |  | $ 153,668 |
Government Assistance, Noncurrent, Consolidated Balance Sheet [Extensible Enumeration] | Property, plant and equipment, net | Property, plant and equipment, net |  | Property, plant and equipment, net |
Other Assets [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Government Assistance [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Government Assistance, Amount, Noncurrent, Consolidated Balance Sheet | $ 5,860 | $ 5,822 |  | $ 5,822 |
Government Assistance, Noncurrent, Consolidated Balance Sheet [Extensible Enumeration] | Other assets | Other assets |  | Other assets |

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