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Stockholders' Equity - Preferred Stock (Details)	Sep. 30, 2025 vote $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2024 $ / shares
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Convertible Series A and B Preferred Stock
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0001
Preferred stock conversion ratio (in shares)	1
Preferred shares number voting rights \| vote	0

Number of voting rights of preferred stock. Includes eligibility to vote and votes per share owned. Include also, if any, unusual voting rights.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Number of common shares issuable upon conversion for each share of preferred stock to be converted.

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Face amount or stated value per share of preferred stock nonredeemable or redeemable solely at the option of the issuer.

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