$LAZR
Luminar Technologies, Inc./DE Stock $lazr

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2021 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000162828022004366 Filed on March 01, 2022

Income Statement

Concept	2021 Q4	2021	2020 Q4
Revenue	$12.34M	$31.94M	$2.430M
YoY Change	407.98%	128.97%	-58.1%
Cost Of Revenue	$19.84M	$46.09M	$6.740M
YoY Change	194.33%	84.72%	-7.8%
Gross Profit	-$7.494M	-$14.15M	-$4.310M
YoY Change	73.87%	28.61%	185.43%
Gross Profit Margin	-60.71%	-44.29%	-177.37%
Selling, General & Admin	$34.42M	$111.5M	$15.70M
YoY Change	119.24%	199.66%	140.06%
% of Gross Profit
Research & Development	$29.05M	$88.86M	$10.38M
YoY Change	179.85%	129.91%	8.13%
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$1.922M	$4.162M	$590.0K
YoY Change	225.76%	65.36%	-3.28%
% of Gross Profit
Operating Expenses	$63.47M	$200.4M	$26.09M
YoY Change	143.27%	164.13%	61.65%
Operating Profit	-$70.96M	-$214.6M	-$30.40M
YoY Change	133.43%	146.97%	72.24%
Interest Expense	$546.0K	$2.028M	-$1.230M
YoY Change	-144.39%	-29.71%	434.78%
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$3.477M	-$24.70M	-$255.3M
YoY Change	-98.64%	-91.03%	425433.33%
Pretax Income	-$73.89M	-$239.2M	-$290.1M
YoY Change	-74.53%	-33.96%	1516.89%
Income Tax	$0.00	-$1.262M
% Of Pretax Income
Net Earnings	-$73.89M	-$238.0M	-$290.1M
YoY Change	-74.53%	-34.31%	1516.89%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-598.61%	-745.01%	-11937.04%
Basic Earnings Per Share		-$0.69
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$205.5K	-$0.69	-$1.999M
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding		346.3M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		346.3M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2021 Q4	2021	2020 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$792.1M	$792.1M	$485.7M
YoY Change	63.1%	63.09%	1339.44%
Cash & Equivalents	$330.0M	$330.0M	$208.9M
Short-Term Investments	$462.1M	$462.1M	$276.7M
Other Short-Term Assets	$15.38M	$15.38M	$5.600M
YoY Change	174.57%	540.67%
Inventory	$10.34M	$10.34M	$3.613M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$13.01M	$22.92M	$5.971M
Other Receivables	$2.827M	$4.637M	$2.260M
Total Short-Term Assets	$845.4M	$845.4M	$500.8M
YoY Change	68.81%	68.81%	1107.73%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$11.01M	$20.15M	$7.689M
YoY Change	43.18%	161.74%	-2.26%
Goodwill	$3.110M		$701.0K
YoY Change	343.65%		0.0%
Intangibles	$2.424M		$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments		$10.00M
YoY Change
Other Assets	$12.46M	$2.453M	$1.151M
YoY Change	982.1%	104.42%	-37.07%
Total Long-Term Assets	$38.14M	$38.14M	$9.541M
YoY Change	299.78%	297.32%	-8.23%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$845.4M	$845.4M	$500.8M
Total Long-Term Assets	$38.14M	$38.14M	$9.541M
Total Assets	$883.5M	$883.5M	$510.4M
YoY Change	73.12%	73.11%	884.02%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$14.42M	$14.42M	$6.039M
YoY Change	138.76%	140.32%	74.74%
Accrued Expenses	$19.84M	$21.68M	$10.45M
YoY Change	89.86%	205.31%	196.43%
Deferred Revenue	$898.0K		$2.284M
YoY Change	-60.68%		915.11%
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$0.00	$91.00K	$99.00K
YoY Change	-100.0%	-77.25%	-98.73%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$39.00M	$39.00M	$16.59M
YoY Change	135.07%	134.93%	12.3%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$609.0M	$609.0M	$302.0K
YoY Change	201541.39%	76019.63%	-80.58%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$598.0K	$37.60M	$1.318M
YoY Change	-54.63%	-89.08%	-5.92%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$598.0K	$646.6M	$1.620M
YoY Change	-63.09%	87.41%	-45.2%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$39.00M	$39.00M	$16.59M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$598.0K	$646.6M	$1.620M
Total Liabilities	$685.6M	$685.6M	$361.6M
YoY Change	89.58%	89.59%	1818.25%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$822.5M		-$584.5M
YoY Change	40.72%		163.05%
Common Stock
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$235.9M		$0.00
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares	15.26M shares		0.000 shares
Shareholders Equity	$198.0M	$198.0M	$148.7M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$883.5M	$883.5M	$510.4M
YoY Change	73.12%	73.11%	884.02%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2021 Q4	2021	2020 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$73.89M	-$238.0M	-$290.1M
YoY Change	-74.53%	-34.31%	1516.89%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$1.922M	$4.162M	$590.0K
YoY Change	225.76%	65.36%	-3.28%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$54.16M	-$148.4M	-$27.91M
YoY Change	94.07%	96.22%	88.58%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$2.278M	$6.433M	-$220.0K
YoY Change	935.45%	192.14%	-40.54%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$48.33M	-$187.8M	-$159.1M
YoY Change	-69.62%	-30.36%	2289.19%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$50.61M	-$194.2M	-$159.3M
YoY Change	-68.24%	-28.55%	2166.57%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$231.6M
YoY Change		2315900.0%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net		$112.0K
YoY Change		-99.73%
Cash From Financing Activities	305.4M	$463.6M	346.1M
YoY Change	-11.74%	-12.51%	-13257.79%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-54.16M	-$148.4M	-27.91M
Cash From Investing Activities	-50.61M	-$194.2M	-159.3M
Cash From Financing Activities	305.4M	$463.6M	346.1M
Net Change In Cash	200.7M	$121.0M	158.8M
YoY Change	26.36%	-33.68%	-749.22%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$54.16M	-$148.4M	-$27.91M
Capital Expenditures	-$2.278M	$6.433M	-$220.0K
Free Cash Flow	-$51.89M	-$154.9M	-$27.69M
YoY Change	87.39%	98.93%	91.89%

Facts In Submission

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CY2019	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	2702000	USD
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CY2020	lazr	Stockholders Equity Exchange Of Common Stock Value StockholdersEquityExchangeOfCommonStockValue	3000000	USD
CY2020	lazr	Stock Issued During Period Value Reverse Recapitalization StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueReverseRecapitalization	422814000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Warrant Issued AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalWarrantIssued	102396000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Conversion Of Convertible Securities StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueConversionOfConvertibleSecurities	30112000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Acquisitions StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueAcquisitions	363460000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	5745000	USD
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CY2021	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value New Issues StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues	6176000	USD
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CY2021	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Issued For Services StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueIssuedForServices	10743000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Acquisitions StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueAcquisitions	6527000	USD
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CY2021	lazr	Issuance Of Shares For Investment In Values IssuanceOfSharesForInvestmentInValues	10002000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Conversion Of Convertible Securities StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueConversionOfConvertibleSecurities	0	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	70983000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Warrant Issued AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalWarrantIssued	959000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Warrant Issued AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalWarrantIssued	959000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Operating Lease Right Of Use Asset Amortization Expense OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAssetAmortizationExpense	0	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Operating Lease Right Of Use Asset Amortization Expense OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAssetAmortizationExpense	0	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Accretion Amortization Of Discounts And Premiums Investments AccretionAmortizationOfDiscountsAndPremiumsInvestments	0	USD
CY2021	lazr	Fair Value Adjustment Of Warrants And Financial Instruments Subject To Mandatory Redemption FairValueAdjustmentOfWarrantsAndFinancialInstrumentsSubjectToMandatoryRedemption	26126000	USD
CY2020	lazr	Fair Value Adjustment Of Warrants And Financial Instruments Subject To Mandatory Redemption FairValueAdjustmentOfWarrantsAndFinancialInstrumentsSubjectToMandatoryRedemption	268266000	USD
CY2019	lazr	Fair Value Adjustment Of Warrants And Financial Instruments Subject To Mandatory Redemption FairValueAdjustmentOfWarrantsAndFinancialInstrumentsSubjectToMandatoryRedemption	24471000	USD
CY2021	lazr	Payments To Vendors For Services Noncash Operating Activities PaymentsToVendorsForServicesNoncashOperatingActivities	10817000	USD
CY2020	lazr	Payments To Vendors For Services Noncash Operating Activities PaymentsToVendorsForServicesNoncashOperatingActivities	0	USD
CY2019	lazr	Payments To Vendors For Services Noncash Operating Activities PaymentsToVendorsForServicesNoncashOperatingActivities	0	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Inventory Write Down InventoryWriteDown	2918000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Inventory Write Down InventoryWriteDown	4407000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Inventory Write Down InventoryWriteDown	1378000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Property Plant Equipment GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment	-752000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Property Plant Equipment GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment	-525000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Property Plant Equipment GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment	-37000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Extinguishment Of Debt GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt	-6124000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	77684000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	8711000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	2702000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Adjustment Of Warrants Granted For Services AdjustmentOfWarrantsGrantedForServices	959000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Adjustment Of Warrants Granted For Services AdjustmentOfWarrantsGrantedForServices	0	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Adjustment Of Warrants Granted For Services AdjustmentOfWarrantsGrantedForServices	0	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Product Warranty Expense ProductWarrantyExpense	1538000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Product Warranty Expense ProductWarrantyExpense	0	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Product Warranty Expense ProductWarrantyExpense	0	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-1262000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	0	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	0	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	-305000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	0	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	0	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	4294000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	-805000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	10751000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	4018000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	2454000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Current Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherCurrentAssets	2805000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Current Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherCurrentAssets	-179000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Noncurrent Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentAssets	6000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Noncurrent Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentAssets	-165000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Noncurrent Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentAssets	2000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	3838000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	2620000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	-431000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities	3578000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities	6693000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities	-448000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Noncurrent Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentLiabilities	-6017000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Noncurrent Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentLiabilities	-302000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Noncurrent Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInOtherNoncurrentLiabilities	-160000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	-75642000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	-60201000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Cash Acquired From Acquisition CashAcquiredFromAcquisition	0	USD
CY2021	lazr	Payments To Acquire Debt Securities Available For Sale Related Party PaymentsToAcquireDebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleRelatedParty	16423000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities Debt PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	716933000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities Debt PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	315920000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities Debt PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	6908000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Proceeds From Maturities Prepayments And Calls Of Available For Sale Securities ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfAvailableForSaleSecurities	366857000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Maturities Prepayments And Calls Of Available For Sale Securities ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfAvailableForSaleSecurities	16755000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Maturities Prepayments And Calls Of Available For Sale Securities ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfAvailableForSaleSecurities	0	USD
CY2021	lazr	Proceeds From Debt Securities Available For Sale Related Party ProceedsFromDebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleRelatedParty	4396000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities Debt ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	161910000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities Debt ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	28974000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Available For Sale Securities Debt ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt	249000	USD
CY2020	lazr	Proceeds From Refundable Security Deposits ProceedsFromRefundableSecurityDeposits	581000	USD
CY2019	lazr	Proceeds From Refundable Security Deposits ProceedsFromRefundableSecurityDeposits	0	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	2202000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	1487000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Property Plant And Equipment ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment	18000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Property Plant And Equipment ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment	368000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-271794000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-7778000	USD
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CY2021	us-gaap	Proceeds From Convertible Debt ProceedsFromConvertibleDebt	609375000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Convertible Debt ProceedsFromConvertibleDebt	0	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Convertible Debt ProceedsFromConvertibleDebt	0	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Payments For Derivative Instrument Financing Activities PaymentsForDerivativeInstrumentFinancingActivities	0	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments For Derivative Instrument Financing Activities PaymentsForDerivativeInstrumentFinancingActivities	0	USD
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CY2020	lazr	Cash Acquired From Acquisition Financing Activities CashAcquiredFromAcquisitionFinancingActivities	380601000	USD
CY2019	lazr	Cash Acquired From Acquisition Financing Activities CashAcquiredFromAcquisitionFinancingActivities	0	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Payments Of Merger Related Costs Financing Activities PaymentsOfMergerRelatedCostsFinancingActivities	17226000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments Of Merger Related Costs Financing Activities PaymentsOfMergerRelatedCostsFinancingActivities	0	USD
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CY2020	lazr	Payments For Temporary Equity Issuance Costs PaymentsForTemporaryEquityIssuanceCosts	5790000	USD
CY2019	lazr	Payments For Temporary Equity Issuance Costs PaymentsForTemporaryEquityIssuanceCosts	0	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Other Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfOtherLongTermDebt	32101000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Other Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfOtherLongTermDebt	0	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	112000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	41190000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	9540000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Extinguishment Costs PaymentsOfDebtExtinguishmentCosts	0	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	0	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	361000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments Of Debt Issuance Costs PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts	5367000	USD
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CY2020	lazr	Payments For Settlement Of Financial Instruments Subject To Mandatory Redemption PaymentsForSettlementOfFinancialInstrumentsSubjectToMandatoryRedemption	0	USD
CY2019	lazr	Payments For Settlement Of Financial Instruments Subject To Mandatory Redemption PaymentsForSettlementOfFinancialInstrumentsSubjectToMandatoryRedemption	5609000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Capital Lease Obligations RepaymentsOfLongTermCapitalLeaseObligations	222000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Capital Lease Obligations RepaymentsOfLongTermCapitalLeaseObligations	118000	USD
CY2021	lazr	Proceeds From Issuance Of Financial Instruments Subject To Mandatory Redemption ProceedsFromIssuanceOfFinancialInstrumentsSubjectToMandatoryRedemption	0	USD
CY2020	lazr	Proceeds From Issuance Of Financial Instruments Subject To Mandatory Redemption ProceedsFromIssuanceOfFinancialInstrumentsSubjectToMandatoryRedemption	0	USD
CY2019	lazr	Proceeds From Issuance Of Financial Instruments Subject To Mandatory Redemption ProceedsFromIssuanceOfFinancialInstrumentsSubjectToMandatoryRedemption	37377000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Warrant Exercises ProceedsFromWarrantExercises	0	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Warrant Exercises ProceedsFromWarrantExercises	0	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	0	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Stock Options Exercised ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised	0	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Shares Under Incentive And Share Based Compensation Plans ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesUnderIncentiveAndShareBasedCompensationPlans	0	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Shares Under Incentive And Share Based Compensation Plans ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesUnderIncentiveAndShareBasedCompensationPlans	0	USD
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CY2021	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	231600000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	10000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	13000	USD
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CY2020	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	529850000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	85457000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	27305000	USD
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CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	209719000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	27305000	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	215000	USD
CY2020	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	2789000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	2018000	USD
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CY2021	lazr	Financial Instruments Subject To Mandatory Redemption Converted To Common Stock FinancialInstrumentsSubjectToMandatoryRedemptionConvertedToCommonStock	0	USD
CY2020	lazr	Financial Instruments Subject To Mandatory Redemption Converted To Common Stock FinancialInstrumentsSubjectToMandatoryRedemptionConvertedToCommonStock	0	USD
CY2019	lazr	Financial Instruments Subject To Mandatory Redemption Converted To Common Stock FinancialInstrumentsSubjectToMandatoryRedemptionConvertedToCommonStock	4925000	USD
CY2020	lazr	Conversion Of Temporary Equity Amount Issued ConversionOfTemporaryEquityAmountIssued	422813000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Asset Acquisition Consideration Transferred Equity Interest Issued And Issuable AssetAcquisitionConsiderationTransferredEquityInterestIssuedAndIssuable	0	USD
CY2021	us-gaap	Business Combination Consideration Transferred Equity Interests Issued And Issuable BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferredEquityInterestsIssuedAndIssuable	6527000	USD
CY2021	lazr	Financial Instruments Subject To Mandatory Redemption Converted To Preferred Stock FinancialInstrumentsSubjectToMandatoryRedemptionConvertedToPreferredStock	0	USD
CY2020	lazr	Financial Instruments Subject To Mandatory Redemption Converted To Preferred Stock FinancialInstrumentsSubjectToMandatoryRedemptionConvertedToPreferredStock	0	USD
CY2019	lazr	Financial Instruments Subject To Mandatory Redemption Converted To Preferred Stock FinancialInstrumentsSubjectToMandatoryRedemptionConvertedToPreferredStock	173726000	USD
CY2021	lazr	Conversion Of Warrants Amount Issued ConversionOfWarrantsAmountIssued	338293000	USD
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CY2021	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	Organization and Description of Business<div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-indent:27pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Luminar Technologies, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (the “Company” or “Luminar”) was originally incorporated in Delaware on August 28, 2018 under the name Gores Metropoulos, Inc. (“Gores”). The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. On December 2, 2020 (the “Closing Date”), the Company (at such time named Gores Metropoulos, Inc.) consummated the business combination (the “Business Combination”) pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated August 24, 2020 with the pre-Business Combination Luminar Technologies, Inc. (“Legacy Luminar”). Legacy Luminar was incorporated in Delaware on March 31, 2015. In connection with the consummation of the Business Combination, the Company changed its name from Gores Metropoulos, Inc. to Luminar Technologies, Inc. The Company’s common stock is listed on the NASDAQ under the symbol “LAZR.” The Company’s public warrants to purchase shares of Class A common stock were listed on the NASDAQ under the symbol “LAZRW,” until they were delisted on March 5, 2021 upon exercise and redemption.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-indent:27pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Unless the context otherwise requires, the “Company” refers to the combined company and its subsidiaries following the Business Combination, “Gores” refers to the Company prior to the Business Combination and “Legacy Luminar” refers to Luminar Technologies, Inc. prior to the Business Combination. Refer to Note 3 for further discussion of the Business Combination.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-indent:27pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Company is a developer of advanced sensor technologies and software for the autonomous vehicle industry, encompassing Laser Imaging, Detection and Ranging (lidar) technology. The Company manufactures and distributes commercial lidar sensors and certain components for autonomous vehicle industry. </span><span style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Company is headquartered in Orlando, Florida and has facilities in the United States in Palo Alto, California, Boston, Massachusetts, Colorado Springs, Colorado and internationally in Munich, Germany.</span></div>
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