Fair Value Measurements (Details)	8 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Debt Securities, Held-to-maturity [Abstract]
Assets held in trust account	$ 968
Cash withdrawn interest income from trust account	0
US Treasury Securities [Member]
Debt Securities, Held-to-maturity [Abstract]
Assets held in trust, investments	$ 414,221,183
Debt Securities, Held-to-maturity, Fair Value to Amortized Cost [Abstract]
Maturity, Date	Nov. 27, 2020
Amortized Cost	$ 414,221,183
Gross Holding Gain	41,669
US Treasury Securities [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Debt Securities, Held-to-maturity, Fair Value to Amortized Cost [Abstract]
Fair Value	$ 414,262,851

The cash outflow for the cash withdrawn interest income from trust account.

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The total amount of cash and securities held by third party trustees pursuant to terms of debt instruments or other agreements as of the date of each statement of financial position presented, which can be used by the trustee only to pay the noncurrent portion of specified obligations.

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Amount of investment in debt security measured at amortized cost (held-to-maturity).

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Amount of accumulated unrecognized gain on investment in debt security measured at amortized cost (held-to-maturity).

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Fair value of investment in debt security measured at amortized cost (held-to-maturity).

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Date of maturity of investment in debt security measured at amortized cost (held-to-maturity), in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Fair value portion of investment securities, including, but not limited to, marketable securities, derivative financial instruments, and investments accounted for under the equity method.

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