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Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share, amount (in shares) Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount Finance lease, weighted average remaining lease term Finance Lease, Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term Other noncash items Other Noncash Income (Expense) Products Product [Member] Entity Ex Transition Period Entity Ex Transition Period Short-term lease cost Short-term Lease, Cost Estimated Useful Life Finite-lived intangible asset, useful life Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life Equity Component [Domain] Equity Component [Domain] Executive Officer Executive Officer [Member] Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $33,805 and $32,057, respectively Property, Plant and Equipment, Net Entity Tax Identification Number Entity Tax Identification Number Revenue Recognition Revenue from Contract with Customer [Policy Text Block] Stock-Based Compensation Share-based Payment Arrangement [Text Block] Net loss attributable to Telos Corporation Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent Finance lease obligations – long-term Total, net of short-term portion Finance Lease, Liability, Noncurrent Other current liabilities Other Liabilities, Current 2021 (excluding the nine months ended September 30, 2021) Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Remainder of Fiscal Year Distributions to Telos ID Class B member - non-controlling interest Payments to Noncontrolling Interests Leases [Abstract] Leases [Abstract] Long-term Debt, Type [Axis] Long-term Debt, Type [Axis] Total current assets Assets, Current Current Fiscal Year End Date Current Fiscal Year End Date Goodwill Goodwill Disclosure [Text Block] Less:  Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest Number of consecutive trading days required for shares to vest Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Threshold, Trading Days Number of consecutive trading days required for shares to vest based on target price. Percentage of warrants issued of common equity interests Percentage Of Warrants Issued Of Common Equity Interests Refers to percentage of warrants issued of common equity interests of the entity on a fully diluted basis. Total Finance Lease, Liability Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] Cash paid during the period for: Cash paid during the period for: [Abstract] Number of maximum consecutive trading days required for shares to vest Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Threshold, Consecutive Trading Days Number of maximum allocated consecutive trading days required for shares to vest for target price. Class of warrant or right, number of securities called by warrants or rights (in shares) Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights Acquired technology Developed Technology Rights [Member] Document Fiscal Period Focus Document Fiscal Period Focus Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] Subsidiary, Sale of Stock [Line Items] Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue [Abstract] Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue [Abstract] Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract] Business Acquisition, Acquiree [Domain] Business Acquisition, Acquiree [Domain] Enlightenment Capital Solutions Fund, II L.P. Enlightenment Capital Solutions Fund II LP [Member] Any person who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship, or otherwise has shares of the entity with 1) voting power which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of, such security, and/or 2) investment power which includes the power to dispose, or to direct the disposition of, such security. Entity Filer Category Entity Filer Category Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Table Text Block] Common Stock Common Stock [Member] Product and Service [Domain] Product and Service [Domain] Concentration Risk Benchmark [Domain] Concentration Risk Benchmark [Domain] Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, fair value assumptions, risk free interest rate, maximum Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate, Maximum Finance lease, weighted average discount rate, percent Finance Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent Total finance lease cost Finance Lease Cost Amount of lease cost on finance lease liability. Preferred stock dividend rate per annum Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage Number of shares issued (in shares) Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues Gross Carrying Amount Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross Temporary Equity Disclosure [Abstract] Temporary Equity Disclosure [Abstract] Revision of Prior Period [Domain] Revision of Prior Period [Domain] Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract] Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net [Abstract] Revenue, remaining performance obligation, expected time of satisfaction, period Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Period Unvested restricted stock and restricted stock units Share-based Payment Arrangement [Member] Common Class A Common Class A [Member] Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization, property, plant and equipment Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment Amount of increase in quarterly exit fee payable Amount of Increase (Decrease) in Quarterly Exit Fee Payable Refers to the amount of increase (decrease) in quarterly exit fee payable. Related Party Transactions [Abstract] Related Party Transactions [Abstract] Increase in cash and cash equivalents Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect Acquisition Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block] Percentage of profit and loss allocated Percentage Of Profit And Loss Allocated Percentage of profit and loss allocated. Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Maturity Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Maturity [Table Text Block] Dividends on preferred stock Dividends, Preferred Stock Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option Share-based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member] Basis of Accounting, Policy Basis of Accounting, Policy [Policy Text Block] Conversion of preferred stock to common stock Payments for Repurchase of Convertible Preferred Stock Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding, basic (in dollars per share) Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic Ownership [Axis] Ownership [Axis] Foreign currency translation adjustments Foreign currency translation loss Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax Term Loan Term Loan [Member] Loan from a bank for a specific amount that has a specified repayment schedule and a floating interest rate. Sale of Stock [Domain] Sale of Stock [Domain] Ownership [Domain] Ownership [Domain] Plan Name [Domain] Plan Name [Domain] Revenue Recognition Revenue from Contract with Customer [Text Block] Interest Interest Paid, Excluding Capitalized Interest, Operating Activities Total stockholders’ equity Beginning balance Ending balance Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest Operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations Right-of-Use Asset Obtained in Exchange for Operating Lease Liability 2021 (excluding the nine months ended September 30, 2021) Finance Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Remainder of Fiscal Year Net proceeds from initial public offering Proceeds from Issuance Initial Public Offering Class of Stock [Axis] Class of Stock [Axis] Inventories Inventory, Policy [Policy Text Block] Benefit from (provision for) income taxes Income tax provision (benefit) Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Non-Vested Restricted Stock Schedule of Nonvested Restricted Stock Units Activity [Table Text Block] Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period Cash and cash equivalents, end of period Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents Percentage of membership interest sold to investor Percentage Of Membership Interest Sold To Investor Total percentage of membership interest sold to investor. Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Table] Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Table] Sale of stock, percentage of ownership after transaction Sale of Stock, Percentage of Ownership after Transaction Title of Individual [Domain] Title of Individual [Domain] Net (loss) income per share attributable to Telos Corporation, diluted (in dollars per share) Earnings Per Share, Diluted Finance lease obligations – short-term Less Short-term portion Finance Lease, Liability, Current Unrecognized tax benefits that would not impact effective tax rate Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Not Impact Effective Tax Rate The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would not affect the effective tax rate. Local Phone Number Local Phone Number Cash paid for acquisition Cash payment for acquisition Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross Adjusted accrued accretion of public preferred stock Public Preferred Stock Accretion Of Redemption Discount The amount of accretion of the preferred stock being adjusted during the period. Schedule of Stock by Class [Table] Schedule of Stock by Class [Table] Value of stock issued Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One [Member] Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] Dividends from preferred stock recorded as interest expense Dividends Preferred Stock As Interest Expense Preferred stock dividends charged to interest expense during the reporting period. Entity Address, Address Line One Entity Address, Address Line One Related Party Transaction [Domain] Related Party Transaction [Domain] Entity Emerging Growth Company Entity Emerging Growth Company Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table] Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table] Deferred income tax provision Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Warrants repurchased during period (in shares) Warrant Repurchased During Period, Shares Warrant Repurchased During Period, Shares Award Type [Axis] Award Type [Axis] Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value (per share) Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract] Accumulated Amortization Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization Maximum Maximum [Member] Amortization of debt issuance costs Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs Preferred stock authorized (in shares) Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized Non-Controlling Interest Noncontrolling Interest [Member] Accumulated Deficit Retained Earnings [Member] Cash used in investing activities Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities Schedule of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award [Table] Schedule of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award [Table] Award Type [Domain] Award Type [Domain] Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities Accounts Payable and Other Accrued Liabilities, Current Trading Symbol Trading Symbol Revenue from Contract with Customer, Product and Service Benchmark Revenue from Contract with Customer, Product and Service Benchmark [Member] Outstanding Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Terms Liquidation value in issuance of shares common stock in condition 2 ERPS Conversion Amount into Right to Receive Shares in Condition Two ERPS Conversion amount holder will into the right to receive in shares transaction under condition two. Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] Current liabilities Liabilities, Current [Abstract] Telos ID, Teloworks and Telos APAC Telos ID, Teloworks And Telos APAC [Member] Telos ID, Teloworks And Telos APAC Entity Shell Company Entity Shell Company 2023 Finance Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Two Segment Reporting Segment Reporting, Policy [Policy Text Block] Recent Accounting Pronouncements New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block] Statement of Financial Position [Abstract] Statement of Financial Position [Abstract] Consideration transferred related to a pre-existing contractual arrangement Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions, Additional Disclosures, Acquisition Costs