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Stockholders' Equity - Schedule of Stock Option Activity (Parenthetical) (Details) - shares | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2021
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Granted stock option |  | 0 | 0 |
Options forfeited | [1] | 1,207,000 |  |
Vested and expected to vest at the end of the period (in shares) |  | 40,295,000 |  |
EPA |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Granted stock option |  |  |  | 14,700,000
Options forfeited |  | 800,000 |  |
Vested and expected to vest at the end of the period (in shares) |  | 5,500,000 |  |
[1] | This includes 0.8 million options forfeited from the EPA program.

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