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Capital Activity - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands								9 Months Ended
	Aug. 26, 2025	Dec. 11, 2024	Dec. 10, 2024	Jun. 21, 2024	Jun. 20, 2024	Feb. 08, 2024	Feb. 07, 2024	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2024
Schedule of Capitalization [Line Items]
Sale of stock, price per share			$ 12.06
Common stock, shares issued			1,094,527					13,998,168		11,544,415
Common stock, par value			$ 0.01					$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Common stock, value			$ 13,000					$ 140		$ 115
Percentage of shares owned		25.00%
Proceeds from issuance of common stock								$ 27,285	$ 35,671
Transaction costs			$ 200
Poor Richard LLC
Schedule of Capitalization [Line Items]
Sale of stock, price per share	$ 11.65
Common stock, shares issued	1,290,000
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01
Common stock, value	$ 14,300
Transaction costs	$ 700
Great Elm Strategic Partnership I, LLC
Schedule of Capitalization [Line Items]
Sale of stock, price per share					$ 12.03		$ 12.97
Common stock, shares issued					997,506		1,850,424
Common stock, par value					$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Common stock, value					$ 11,800		$ 23,800
Percentage of shares owned				25.00%		25.00%
Transaction costs					$ 200		$ 200
Lucid Capital Markets, LLC
Schedule of Capitalization [Line Items]
Sale of stock, price per share								$ 11.45
Common stock, shares issued								1,163,753
Proceeds from issuance of common stock								$ 13,200
Aggregate net proceeds								13,000
Lucid Capital Markets, LLC | Maximum
Schedule of Capitalization [Line Items]
Transaction costs								$ 100

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