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Business Combinations - Pure Sunfarms Acquisition (Details) - Pure Sunfarms [Member] $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Nov. 02, 2020 USD ($) shares | Nov. 02, 2020 CAD ($) | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Nov. 02, 2020 CAD ($) shares | Mar. 02, 2020 USD ($) | Mar. 02, 2020 CAD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Promissory notes payable | $ 15,011 |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 24,108 |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on revaluation of previously held investment | $ 23,600 |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional equity transferred percent |  |  |  |  |  | 2.50% | 2.50%
Additional equity interest received fair value |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,700 |
Canada, Dollars [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ 30,618 |  |  |  |  |
Additional equity interest received fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,500
Emerald Health [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, date of acquisition agreement | Nov. 02, 2020 | Nov. 02, 2020 |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, name of acquired entity | Emerald Health Therapeutics Inc. (“Emerald”) | Emerald Health Therapeutics Inc. (“Emerald”) |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, percentage of voting interests acquired | 100.00% |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |
Business combination, consideration transferred, total | $ 60,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire businesses | 45,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Promissory notes payable | $ 15,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Emerald Health [Member] | Joint Venture [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, percentage of voting interests acquired | 58.70% |  |  |  | 58.70% |  |
Equity (losses) earnings from unconsolidated entities |  |  | $ 1,443 | $ 5,437 |  |  |
Emerald Health [Member] | Canada, Dollars [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business combination, consideration transferred, total |  | $ 79,900 |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire businesses |  | $ 60,000 |  |  |  |  |
Promissory notes payable |  |  |  |  | $ 19,900 |  |
Common Stock [Member] | Emerald Health [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares acquired | shares | 36,958,500 |  |  |  | 36,958,500 |  |

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