Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value of financial assets	$ 58,503	$ 46,032
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	57,900
Short term restricted cash balance	400
Long term restricted cash balance	200
Fair value of financial assets	$ 58,503	46,032
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Stock Price Volatility
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities, unobservable inputs rate	87.6
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Stock Price Volatility \| Minimum
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Warrant liabilities, stock price volatility rate	80.2
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Stock Price Volatility \| Maximum
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Warrant liabilities, stock price volatility rate	92.1
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Stock Price Volatility \| Weighted Average
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Warrant liabilities, stock price volatility rate	80.9
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Market Credit Spread
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities, unobservable inputs rate	1,274
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Estimated Yield
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative liabilities, unobservable inputs rate	17.8
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value of financial assets	$ 0	$ 0

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Fair value portion of probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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