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Description of Organization and Business Operations (Details) |  |  | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 11, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Jul. 22, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares Month shares
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Numbers of units issued | shares | 3,600,000 |  | 3,600,000 |
Deferred underwriting commissions |  |  |  | $ 9,700,000
Shares Issued, Price Per Share | $ / shares |  |  |  | $ 10.00
Payments for investment of cash in Trust Account |  |  | $ 0 | $ 276,000,000
Condition for future business combination use of proceeds percentage |  |  |  | 80
Condition for future business combination threshold Percentage Ownership |  |  |  | 50
Condition for future business combination threshold Net Tangible Assets |  |  |  | $ 5,000,001
Redemption limit percentage without prior consent |  |  |  | 20
Obligation to redeem Public Shares if entity does not complete a Business Combination (as a percent) |  |  |  | 100.00%
Months to complete acquisition | Month |  |  |  | 24
Maximum Allowed Dissolution Expenses |  |  |  | $ 100,000
Operating bank accounts |  |  |  | 100,000
Working capital |  |  |  | 200,000
Aggregate purchase price |  |  | 25,000 | $ 1,200,000
Convertible note - related party |  |  | 0 |
Ivanhoe Capital Acquisition Corp [Member] |  |  |  |
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sale of stock, price per share | $ / shares |  |  |  | $ 10.00
Working capital loans warrant |  |  |  |
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity of working capital loan |  |  |  | $ 1,500,000
IPO [Member] |  |  |  |
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Numbers of units issued | shares | 27,600,000 |  |  |
Deferred underwriting commissions | $ 9,700,000 |  |  |
Shares Issued, Price Per Share | $ / shares | $ 10.00 |  |  |
Other offering costs | $ 15,800,000 |  |  |
Proceeds from Issuance Initial Public Offering | $ 276,000,000.0 |  |  |
Number of shares issued | shares |  |  |  | 10.00
Convertible note - related party |  |  |  | $ 945,000
Private Placement [Member] |  |  |  |
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Class Of Warrant Or Right Number Of Securities Called By Warrants Or Rights | shares |  |  |  | 5,013,333
Price of warrant | $ / shares |  |  |  | $ 1.50
Private Placement [Member] | Private Placement Warrants |  |  |  |
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Class Of Warrant Or Right Number Of Securities Called By Warrants Or Rights | shares |  |  |  | 5,013,333
Price of warrant | $ / shares |  |  |  | $ 1.50
Proceeds From Issuance Of Warrants |  |  | $ 7,500,000 |
Sponsor |  |  |  |
Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Aggregate purchase price |  | $ 25,000 |  |
Amount borrowed |  | $ 500,000 |  |

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