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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Contingent Earnout Shares Liability (Details)

Contingent Earnout Shares Liability (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, shares in Millions		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 21, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) D $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Embedded Derivative [Line Items]
Addition/Recognition of contingent earnout share liability \| $	$ 248,900
(Loss) gain on fair value change in contingent earnout shares liability \| $		$ 25,764	$ 101,166
Earn Out Shares [Member]
Embedded Derivative [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative liability \| $		$ 32,300	$ 32,300	$ 133,500
Earn Out Shares [Member] \| Business Combination
Embedded Derivative [Line Items]
Number of shares issued or issuable \| shares			15.0
Contingent Consideration, Earnout Shares, Tranche 1 [Member]
Embedded Derivative [Line Items]
Earnout share price target \| $ / shares			$ 18.00
Number of days to exceed target price			20
Number of consecutive days in period for exceeding price			30
Share price target period			2 years
Contingent Consideration, Earnout Shares, Tranche 1 [Member] \| Business Combination
Embedded Derivative [Line Items]
Number of shares issued or issuable \| shares			5.0
Contingent Consideration, Earnout Shares, Tranche 2 [Member]
Embedded Derivative [Line Items]
Earnout share price target \| $ / shares			$ 25.00
Number of days to exceed target price			20
Number of consecutive days in period for exceeding price			30
Share price target period			4 years
Contingent Consideration, Earnout Shares, Tranche 2 [Member] \| Business Combination
Embedded Derivative [Line Items]
Number of shares issued or issuable \| shares			5.0
Contingent Consideration, Earnout Shares, Tranche 3 [Member]
Embedded Derivative [Line Items]
Earnout share price target \| $ / shares			$ 30.00
Number of days to exceed target price			20
Number of consecutive days in period for exceeding price			30
Share price target period			5 years
Contingent Consideration, Earnout Shares, Tranche 3 [Member] \| Business Combination
Embedded Derivative [Line Items]
Number of shares issued or issuable \| shares			5.0