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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Fair Value Measurements - Narrative (Details)

Fair Value Measurements - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, shares in Millions			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 24, 2023	Dec. 21, 2020 tranche $ / shares shares	Apr. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Number of shares issued or issuable (in shares) \| shares				0.4		0.4
Loss on fair value change in derivative asset				$ 0	$ 3,761	$ 0	$ 3,761
Convertible Debt
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Purchase price of common stock, percent	95.00%
Securities Purchase Agreement \| Terex USA, LLC
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount			$ 600					$ 1,600	$ 900
Loss on fair value change in derivative asset						700
Gain on derecognition of related derivative liability			$ (1,600)
Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement \| Series B Preferred Stock
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount				$ 2,400		$ 2,400			25,900
Purchase share price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares				$ 0.98		$ 0.98
Expected volatility						3.60%
Purchase price of common stock, percent						117.30%
Dividend yield						0.00%
Expected term (in years)						4 years 10 days
Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement \| Series C Preferred Stock
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount				$ 7,500		$ 7,500			$ 24,900
Purchase share price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares				$ 0.98		$ 0.98
Expected volatility						3.60%
Purchase price of common stock, percent						117.30%
Dividend yield						0.00%
Expected term (in years)						4 years 7 months 2 days
Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement \| Convertible Debt \| Series B Preferred Stock
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Gain on fair value change in derivative asset						$ (23,600)
Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement \| Convertible Debt \| Series C Preferred Stock
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Gain on fair value change in derivative asset						$ (17,300)
Contingent Consideration, Earnout Shares, Tranche 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Contingent consideration number of earnout shares \| shares		0.2
Earnout Shares Liability
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Contingent consideration number of earnout shares \| shares		0.7
Contingent Consideration, Earnout Shares, Tranche 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Contingent consideration number of earnout shares \| shares		0.2
Earnout share price target \| $ / shares		$ 575.00
Share price target period		4 years
Contingent Consideration, Earnout Shares, Tranche 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Number of tranche \| tranche		3
Contingent consideration number of earnout shares \| shares		0.2
Earnout share price target \| $ / shares		$ 690.00
Share price target period		5 years