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Initial Public Offering (Details) - USD ($) |  | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 11, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2021
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |
Numbers of units issued | 3,600,000 | 3,600,000 |
Shares Issued, Price Per Share |  |  | $ 10.00
Offering cost |  | $ 0 | $ 5,710,734
Exercise price of warrants |  |  | $ 11.50
IPO [Member] |  |  |
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |
Numbers of units issued | 27,600,000 |  |
Shares Issued, Price Per Share | $ 10.00 |  |
Gross proceeds | $ 276,000,000.0 |  |
Offering cost | 15,800,000 |  |
Deferred underwriting commissions | $ 9,700,000 |  |
Number of warrants in a unit |  |  | 1
Number of shares issuable per warrant |  |  | 1
IPO [Member] | Common Class A [Member] |  |  |
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of shares in a unit |  |  | 1
IPO [Member] | Common Class A [Member] | Ivanhoe Capital Acquisition Corp [Member] |  |  |
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |
Exercise price of warrants | $ 11.50 |  |
Over-Allotment Option [Member] |  |  |
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |
Numbers of units issued | 3,600,000 |  |

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