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Stockholders' Equity - Preferred Stock Issuances - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Feb. 27, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Nov. 09, 2021
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	10,000,000		10,000,000
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	40,000,000		40,000,000
Number of preferred stock and warrants issued upon conversion	927,379
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	11,357		11,357
Cantor Fitzgerald And Co [Member]
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Increase in aggregate amount				$ 25
Cantor Fitzgerald And Co [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Increase decrease in aggregate offering price limit		$ 17
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)			4,200
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)			2,360
Series C Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)			590
Series D Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)			10,000
Series E Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)			40,000
Conversion of stock preferred shares converted	9,274
Series E1 Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)			12,960
Series E-1 Convertible Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)			11,357