Description of Business and Basis of Presentation | Description of Business and Basis of Presentation LiveWire Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries are referred to in these Consolidated financial statements and notes as the “we,” “our,” “us,” the “Company,” or “LiveWire.” The Company designs and sells electric motorcycles and electric balance bikes with related electric motorcycle parts, accessories, and apparel. The Company operates in two segments: Electric Motorcycles and STACYC. On September 26, 2022, the Company consummated a previously announced business combination pursuant to a business combination agreement, dated as of December 12, 2021 (the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among AEA-Bridges Impact Corp (“ABIC”), LiveWire Group Inc., (formerly known as LW EV Holdings, Inc.), LW EV Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), Harley-Davidson, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (“H-D”), and LiveWire EV, LLC (“Legacy LiveWire”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of H-D. Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement: (a) ABIC migrated to and domesticated as a Delaware corporation (“Domesticated ABIC”) (the “Domestication”), in connection with which all of the ABIC’s (i) outstanding ordinary shares were converted, on a one-for-one basis, into common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Domesticated ABIC, (ii) outstanding warrants were converted, on a one-for-one basis, into warrants to acquire one share each of common stock of Domesticated ABIC and (iii) outstanding units were canceled and instead entitle the holder thereof to, per unit, one share of common stock of Domesticated ABIC and one-half of one warrant of Domesticated ABIC; (b) H-D and Legacy LiveWire consummated the separation (the “Separation”) of the Legacy LiveWire business and the other transactions contemplated by the Separation Agreement (the “Separation Agreement”); (c) following the Domestication and immediately following the Separation, Merger Sub merged with and into Domesticated ABIC, with Domesticated ABIC surviving as a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”), and the Company continuing as the public company in the Merger, with each share of common stock of Domesticated ABIC being converted into the right of the holder thereof to receive one share of common stock, par value $0.0001 (“Common Stock”); (d) immediately following the Merger, H-D caused all of the membership interests of Legacy LiveWire (“Legacy LiveWire Equity” ) held by ElectricSoul, LLC (the “Legacy LiveWire Equityholder”), a Delaware limited liability company and a subsidiary of H-D, to be contributed to the Company in exchange for 161,000,000 shares of Common Stock and the right to receive up to an additional 12,500,000 shares of Common Stock in the future (the “Earn-Out Shares”, and the transactions contemplated by this clause (d), collectively, the “Exchange”), and as a result of the Exchange, Legacy LiveWire became a direct, wholly owned subsi diary of the Company; (e) immediately following the consummation of the Exchange, the Company contributed 100% of the outstanding equity interests of Legacy LiveWire to Domesticated ABIC (clauses (a) through (e) collectively, the “Business Combination”). Pursuant to investment agreements entered into in connection with the Business Combination Agreement, the KYMCO Group agreed to subscribe for an aggregate of 10,000,000 newly-issued shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of $10.00 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $100 million (the “KYMCO PIPE Investment”). Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, and an investment agreement entered into prior to the Closing, the Legacy LiveWire Equityholder agreed to subscribe for an aggregate of 10,000,000 newly-issued shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of $10.00 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $100 million (the “Legacy LiveWire Equityholder PIPE Investment” and, together with the KYMCO PIPE Investment, the “PIPE Investments”). At the Closing, the Company consummated the PIPE Investments. Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, H-D caused the Legacy LiveWire Equityholder to pay and deliver to the Company an amount in cash equal to $100 million, which is the H-D Backstop Amount (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) in exchange for 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock (the “H-D Backstop Shares”) at a purchase price of $10.00 per H-D Backstop Share. Additionally, H-D was reimbursed for $20.1 million of transaction costs and advisory fees incurred through a reduction of the proceeds provided. In connection with the Business Combination, H-D has the right to receive up to an additional 12,500,000 shares of the Company's Common stock as Earn-Out Shares upon the occurrence of certain triggering events: (i) a one-time issuance of 6,250,000 Earn Out Shares if the volume-weighted average price (“VWAP”) of Common Stock is greater than or equal to $14.00 over any 20 trading days within any 30 consecutive trading day period; and (ii) a one-time issuance of 6,250,000 Earn Out Shares if the VWAP of Common Stock is greater than or equal to $18.00 over any 20 trading days within any 30 consecutive trading-day period ((i) and (ii) each, a “Triggering Event”), in each case, during a period beginning 18 months from the Closing Date and expiring five years thereafter (the “Earn Out Period”). After giving effect to the PIPE Investments of $200 million, the H-D Backstop Amount of $100 million (less $20.1 million of transaction costs and advisory fees incurred by H-D through a reduction of the proceeds provided), and ABIC’s remaining cash held in trust account and operating cash in aggregate of $13.8 million (net of the special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”) share redemption amount of $368.1 million and payment of transaction costs incurred by ABIC of $20.6 million), the Business Combination resulted in net proceeds of approximately $293.7 million. After giving effect to the Business Combination, the redemption of Initial Shares as described above, the issuance of the H-D Backstop Shares and the consummation of the PIPE Investments, there were 202,402,888 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding. The Company also assumed the Public Warrants and Private Warrants upon consummation of the Business Combination. See further detail in Note 7, Warrant Liabilities. The Business Combination was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization. Under this method of accounting, ABIC has been treated as the acquired company for financial reporting purposes. The net assets of ABIC were stated at carrying value, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. Operations prior to the Business Combination are those of Legacy LiveWire. Throughout the notes to the Consolidated financial statements, unless otherwise noted, the “Company” and similar terms refer to Legacy LiveWire and its subsidiaries prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, and LiveWire and its subsidiaries after the consummation of the Business Combination. References to ABIC refer to the SPAC entity prior to consummation of the Business Combination. Operating results for the periods presented prior to the consummation of the Business Combination represent those of Legacy LiveWire. Basis of Presentation In the opinion of the Company’s management, the accompanying unaudited interim Consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the Consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2023, and the Consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, the Consolidated statements of cash flows, and the Consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and March 27, 2022. Certain information and disclosures normally included in complete financial statements have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial reporting. These unaudited Consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. All intercompany transactions within the Company have been eliminated in preparing the Consolidated financial statements. On September 26, 2022, the Company consummated the Separation and Business Combination and became a standalone publicly traded company, and its financial statements are now presented on a Consolidated basis. Prior to the Separation and Business Combination on September 26, 2022, the Company's historical combined financial statements were prepared on a standalone carve-out basis and were derived from H-D's Consolidated financial statements and accounting records. The financial statements for all periods presented, including historical periods prior to September 26, 2022, are now referred to as “Consolidated financial statements”, and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. For such periods prior to the Separation, certain corporate and shared costs were allocated to the Company based on a specific identification basis, or when specific identification was not practicable, a proportional cost allocation method. |