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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) $ in Thousands			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 11, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 07, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) hour	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Foreign currency exchange (losses) gains				$ (54)	$ 275
Management transition expense					$ 539
Percentage of workforce reduction			10.00%
Restructuring charges				$ 1,719
Executive retention bonus, percent of executive's base salary				75.00%
Accrued employee benefits				$ 185
Cost of Sales \| Product
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Restructuring charges				16
Cost of Sales \| Service
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Restructuring charges				55
Research and development
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Restructuring charges				387
Sales, marketing and support
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Restructuring charges				797
General and administrative
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Restructuring charges				464
Employee Severance
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Restructuring charges				1,392
Legal And Advisory Fees
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Restructuring charges				$ 327
President And Chief Executive Officer
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Years of service		40 years
Management transition hours \| hour				50
Chief Operating Officer
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Annual base salary	$ 448
Percent of base salary, second half of year	80.00%
Retention bonus, percent of base salary	75.00%
Retention bonus, percent of highest base salary	75.00%
Chief Operating Officer \| Restricted Stock And Non-Statutory Stock Options
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Aggregate grant date fair value	$ 100