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Discontinued Operations (Details Textual) $ in Thousands, € in Millions, £ in Millions |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |
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Nov. 03, 2022 shares | Nov. 30, 2022 | Feb. 28, 2022 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2022 GBP (£) | Aug. 31, 2022 EUR (€) | Aug. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Jul. 19, 2022 EUR (€) | Jul. 19, 2022 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2018
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross aggregate amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 41.1 | $ 41,400 |
Variable rate customers to a third party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 1.9 | $ 2,000 |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net |  |  |  |  | $ 3,033 |  | $ 3,133 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net liabilities |  |  |  |  | 107,376 |  | 103,971 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
New note payment terms, description |  |  |  | December 31, 2020 to December 2052. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes |  |  |  |  | 3,055 | $ (1,932) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class B common stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Description of Vested Period |  | May 2023 and up to May 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lumo Finland and Lumo Sweden [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes |  |  |  |  | $ 182 | $ (1,932) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lumo Finland and Lumo Sweden [Member] | Class B common stock [Member] | Employee [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of noncontrolling interest restricted shares acquired | shares | 132,302 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Description of Vested Period | November 2022 to May 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United Kingdom Operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract Termination Claims, Description |  |  |  |  | In the fourth quarter of 2021, Orbit transferred to GEIC a net amount of $49.7 million from the proceeds of the settlement of the contract with Shell which is included in cash and cash equivalents in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021. In January 2022, the Company transferred $21.5 million to the Administrators of Orbit Energy to fund the settlement of the expected remaining liabilities of Orbit of $30.8 million, which were included in the current liabilities of discontinued operations in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Company deposite |  |  | $ 28,300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount transferred to court's registry |  |  |  |  | $ 28,300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Administrator paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 4.6 |  | $ 5,400 |  |  |
Net investments |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 13,800 | $ 16,800 |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes |  |  |  |  | $ 2,900 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lumo Sweden [Member] | Electricity Swap Instruments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
New note payment terms, description |  |  |  |  | settled monthly based on the monthly commodity volume specified in the instruments from September 2022 to March 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] | Lumo Finland [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minority interest percentage | 96.60% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] | Lumo Sweden [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minority interest percentage | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum [Member] | Lumo Finland [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minority interest percentage | 91.60% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum [Member] | Lumo Sweden [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minority interest percentage | 98.80% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Investments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding equity percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 37.50%

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