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Nature of the Business and Basis of Presentation - Impacts of Error on Condensed Financial Statements (Details)

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Nature of the Business and Basis of Presentation - Impacts of Error on Condensed Financial Statements (Details) - USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2021
Mar. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Sep. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2020
Mar. 31, 2020
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Dec. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]                  
Carrying Value $ 129,066,000   $ 140,774,000            
Additional paid-in capital 28,620,000   16,912,000            
Accumulated deficit (23,620,000)   (11,912,000)            
Stockholders? deficit 5,000,000 $ 5,000,000 5,000,000   $ 23,000 $ 25,000 $ 0    
As previously reported                  
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]                  
Carrying Value               $ 72,399,000  
Additional paid-in capital     5,951,000 $ 5,121,000          
Accumulated deficit     (951,000) $ (2,000)          
Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc.                  
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]                  
Carrying Value 75,877,000 75,877,000 75,877,000   75,877,000 75,877,000   72,883,000 $ 43,441,000
Additional paid-in capital 11,435,000   9,169,000         7,956,000  
Accumulated deficit (130,007,000)   (93,881,000)         (66,489,000)  
Stockholders? deficit $ (118,537,000) $ (96,903,000) (84,686,000)   $ (69,807,000) $ (64,766,000)   (58,510,000) $ (38,464,000)
Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. | As previously reported                  
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]                  
Carrying Value     75,393,000         72,399,000  
Additional paid-in capital     9,921,000         8,708,000  
Accumulated deficit     (94,149,000)         (66,757,000)  
Stockholders? deficit     (84,202,000)         (58,026,000)  
Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. | Adjustment                  
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items]                  
Carrying Value     484,000         484,000  
Additional paid-in capital     (752,000)         (752,000)  
Accumulated deficit     268,000         268,000  
Stockholders? deficit     $ (484,000)         $ (484,000)