Canoo Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Convertible Debt (Details)

Convertible Debt (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions																	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 12, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares	Jan. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Jan. 11, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 20, 2023 USD ($)	Nov. 21, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 26, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 11, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares	Aug. 02, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Apr. 24, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares	Jan. 13, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Nov. 10, 2022 USD ($)	Jul. 22, 2022 $ / shares	Jul. 21, 2022	Jul. 20, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares	May 10, 2022	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) tradingDay d shares	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2023 shares
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Proceeds from PPA, net of issuance costs																	$ 83,257,000	$ 5,001,000
Loss (Gain) on extinguishment of debt																	(24,466,000)	26,739,000
Other noncash income (expense)																	(437,000)	(800,000)
Repayments on pre-paid purchase agreement																	33,007,000	$ 0
Tenth Pre Paid Advance Agreement
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Repayments on pre-paid purchase agreement																	45,000,000
Convertible Debt
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Purchase price of common stock, percent									95.00%
Convertible Debt \| Yorkville Warrants \| Third Convertible Debentures and Warrants
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount								$ 27,900,000
Unamortized discount, percent								6.00%
Additional aggregate principal amount								$ 53,200,000
Convertible Debt \| Yorkville Warrants \| Fourth Convertible Debentures and Warrants
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount						$ 15,000,000
Percentage of original issue discount						16.50%
Principal amount, exercised						$ 30,000,000
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Carrying Amount of Equity Component						$ 30,000,000
Convertible Debt \| Yorkville Warrants \| Common Stock \| Third Convertible Debentures and Warrants
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Purchase share price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares								$ 12.42
Convertible Debt \| Yorkville Warrants \| Common Stock \| Fourth Convertible Debentures and Warrants
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Purchase share price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares						$ 12.42
Convertible Debt \| Yorkville Warrants \| Common Stock \| Minimum \| Third Convertible Debentures and Warrants
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Issuance of shares under legal settlement (in shares) \| shares								2.2
Convertible Debt \| Yorkville Warrants \| Common Stock \| Minimum \| Fourth Convertible Debentures and Warrants
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Issuance of shares under legal settlement (in shares) \| shares						1.2
Yorkville
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Pre-paid advance agreement, in cash advances															$ 50,000,000
Pre-paid advance agreement, in commitment amount															$ 300,000,000
Purchase price of common stock, percent													110.00%	95.00%	120.00%
Purchase share price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares													$ 11.50		$ 23.00
Pre-paid advance agreement, annual rate																5.00%
Pre-paid advance agreement, increase upon to default																15.00%
Maturity period (in months)													15 months
Yorkville \| Fourth Convertible Debentures and Warrants
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Interest Expense, Debt																	$ 100,000
Yorkville \| Third Pre Paid Advance Agreement
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Proceeds from PPA, net of issuance costs												$ 20,000,000
Yorkville \| Fourth Pre Paid Advance Agreement
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Proceeds from PPA, net of issuance costs											$ 32,000,000
Proceeds from additional amount of prepaid advance agreement											8,500,000
Proceeds from partial exercise prepaid advance agreement										$ 5,300,000
Net proceeds from exercise in prepaid advance agreement										$ 5,000,000
Aggregate fair value											14,800,000
Yorkville \| Fourth Pre Paid Advance Agreement \| Additional Paid-in Capital
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Amount allocated to convertible debt from option exercised											$ 2,300,000
Yorkville \| Pre-Paid Advance Agreement
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Redemption premium																	5.00%
Yorkville \| Fifth Pre Paid Advance Agreement
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Proceeds from PPA, net of issuance costs							$ 12,500,000
Amount allocated to convertible debt from option exercised							6,000,000
Proceed from commitment fee and the purchase price discount provided for prepaid advance agreement							$ 11,800,000
Yorkville \| Fifth Pre Paid Advance Agreement \| Maximum
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Purchase share price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares							$ 11.50
Yorkville \| Fifth Pre Paid Advance Agreement \| Minimum
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Purchase share price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares							$ 2.30
Yorkville \| Sixth Pre Paid Advance Agreement
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Proceeds from PPA, net of issuance costs					$ 21,300,000
Proceed from commitment fee and the purchase price discount provided for prepaid advance agreement					$ 20,000,000
Loss (Gain) on extinguishment of debt																	$ 1,200,000
Other noncash income (expense)																	200,000
Yorkville \| Seventh Pre Paid Advance Agreement
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Proceeds from PPA, net of issuance costs				$ 16,000,000
Proceed from commitment fee and the purchase price discount provided for prepaid advance agreement				$ 15,000,000
Loss (Gain) on extinguishment of debt																	500,000
Other noncash income (expense)																	400,000
Yorkville \| Eighth Pre Paid Advance Agreement
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Proceeds from PPA, net of issuance costs			$ 17,500,000
Proceed from commitment fee and the purchase price discount provided for prepaid advance agreement			$ 16,500,000
Loss (Gain) on extinguishment of debt																	600,000
Other noncash income (expense)																	400,000
Yorkville \| Ninth Pre Paid Advance Agreement
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Proceeds from PPA, net of issuance costs		$ 20,000,000
Proceed from commitment fee and the purchase price discount provided for prepaid advance agreement		$ 18,800,000
Yorkville \| Tenth Pre Paid Advance Agreement
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Purchase share price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 2.30
Proceeds from PPA, net of issuance costs	$ 62,000,000
Proceeds from partial exercise prepaid advance agreement	33,000,000
Proceed from commitment fee and the purchase price discount provided for prepaid advance agreement	15,000,000
Loss (Gain) on extinguishment of debt																	$ (7,600,000)
Repayment of financing charges	$ 14,000,000
Yorkville \| Tenth Pre Paid Advance Agreement \| Common Stock
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Issuance of shares under legal settlement (in shares) \| shares																	7.4
Yorkville \| Common Stock
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Exchange cap, maximum ownership percent																19.90%
Yorkville \| Common Stock \| Pre-Paid Advance Agreement
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Issuance of shares under legal settlement (in shares) \| shares																			2.9
Yorkville \| Common Stock \| Fifth Pre Paid Advance Agreement
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Issuance of shares under legal settlement (in shares) \| shares																		1.2
Yorkville \| Common Stock \| Sixth Pre Paid Advance Agreement
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Issuance of shares under legal settlement (in shares) \| shares																	6.1
Yorkville \| Common Stock \| Seventh Pre Paid Advance Agreement
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Issuance of shares under legal settlement (in shares) \| shares																	2.9
Repayments on pre-paid purchase agreement																	$ 7,200,000
Yorkville \| Common Stock \| Eighth Pre Paid Advance Agreement
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Issuance of shares under legal settlement (in shares) \| shares																	4.1
Repayments on pre-paid purchase agreement																	$ 8,300,000
Yorkville \| Common Stock \| Ninth Pre Paid Advance Agreement
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Issuance of shares under legal settlement (in shares) \| shares																	1.3
Repayments on pre-paid purchase agreement																	$ 17,500,000
Yorkville \| Convertible Debt
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Purchase share price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares									$ 2.30
Number of trading days \| d																	5
Number of consecutive trading days \| tradingDay																	7
Option, number of consecutive trading days \| tradingDay																	3
Option, number of trading days \| tradingDay																	10
Standby equity purchase agreement, exchange cap, maximum ownership amount									$ 4,100,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, increase (decrease)									15.00%
Debt instrument, term (in years)																	14 years
Yorkville \| Convertible Debt \| Pre-Paid Advance Agreement
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Redemption premium																	3.00%
Yorkville \| Convertible Debt \| Common Stock \| Third Convertible Debentures and Warrants
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Issuance of shares under legal settlement (in shares) \| shares																			4.2
Loss (Gain) on extinguishment of debt																	$ 300,000
Yorkville \| Convertible Debt \| Common Stock \| Fourth Convertible Debentures and Warrants
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Loss (Gain) on extinguishment of debt																	$ 800,000
Yorkville \| August Convertible Debenture \| Common Stock \| Third Convertible Debentures and Warrants
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Issuance of shares under legal settlement (in shares) \| shares																	1.2
Yorkville \| September Convertible Debenture \| Common Stock \| Fourth Convertible Debentures and Warrants
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Issuance of shares under legal settlement (in shares) \| shares																	3.5
Yorkville \| July Convertible Debenture
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Purchase share price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares									$ 11.50
Yorkville \| July, August And September Convertible Debentures
Debt Conversion [Line Items]
Stated interest rate									3.00%