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	Mar. 27, 2024	Mar. 20, 2024	Feb. 12, 2024	Dec. 05, 2023	Nov. 13, 2023	Apr. 19, 2022	Jun. 30, 2024	May 05, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Nov. 12, 2023	Apr. 28, 2022
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Total long-term debt liability							$ 105,173		$ 102,680
Registered direct offering
Debt
Proceeds from issuance of common stock and warrant	$ 25,000
April 2024
Debt
Minimum revenue required from equity sale		$ 25,000
November 2024
Debt
Minimum revenue required from equity sale		50,000
OFA
Debt
Maximum borrowing capacity						$ 260,000
Cash maintenance in controlled accounts						15,000
Minimum Liquidity Amount						$ 37,500
Subsidiary ownership (as a percent)						20.00%
Outstanding loan (as a percent)						50.00%
OFA \| From and after the funding of Tranche B loans
Debt
Cash maintenance in controlled accounts						$ 20,000
OFA \| From and after satisfaction of funding conditions for tranche C loans
Debt
Cash maintenance in controlled accounts						$ 15,000
Credit Agreement
Debt
Maximum investment allowed				$ 30,865	$ 30,000					$ 25,000
Debt instrument fee					$ 180
Amendment fee (as a percent)					0.25%
Exit fee (as a percent)				0.25%	0.25%
Maximum borrowing capacity								$ 202,319
Total long-term debt liability							$ 102,319		102,319
Remaining borrowing capacity									100,000
Equity Investment Right									$ 5,000
Effective interest rate (as a percent)							14.00%
Discount rate (as a percent)						2.00%
Debt Instrument, Variable Interest Rate, Type [Extensible Enumeration]							us-gaap:SecuredOvernightFinancingRateSofrMember
Incremental interest rate (as a percent)						7.50%
Debt paid-in-kind interest (as a percent)						8.00%
Ticking fee (as a percent)						0.75%
Minimum Liquidity Amount		15
Minimum revenue required from equity sale			$ 40,000
Credit Agreement \| Minimum
Debt
Variable rate (as a percent)						2.50%
Credit Agreement \| Maximum
Debt
Variable rate (as a percent)						5.50%
Credit Agreement \| Tranche A
Debt
Face amount borrowed											$ 70,000
Total long-term debt liability				$ 72,319
Credit Agreement \| Tranche A-2
Debt
Total long-term debt liability				$ 30,000
Credit Agreement \| Tranche B
Debt
Maximum borrowing capacity						$ 20,000
Credit Agreement \| Tranche C
Debt
Maximum borrowing capacity						30,000
Credit Agreement \| Tranche D
Debt
Maximum borrowing capacity						$ 50,000
Credit Agreement \| September 2024
Debt
Minimum revenue required from equity sale		40
Credit Agreement \| November 2024
Debt
Minimum Liquidity Amount		25
Minimum revenue required from equity sale		$ 50,000