Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Minimum term of non-cancellable operating leases	1 year
Expiration of non-cancellable operating leases maximum year	2030
Operating lease cost	$ 0.5	$ 0.3
Operating lease not yet commenced	the Company had no leases that have not yet commenced.

Latest period of expiration of non-cancelable operating lease.

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Minimum term of non-cancelable operating lease.

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- Definition

Description of lessor's operating lease that has not yet commenced.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888428&loc=SL77919359-209981

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Amount of single lease cost, calculated by allocation of remaining cost of lease over remaining lease term. Includes, but is not limited to, single lease cost, after impairment of right-of-use asset, calculated by amortization of remaining right-of-use asset and accretion of lease liability.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 55
-Paragraph 53
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888399&loc=SL77918982-209971

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888426&loc=SL77918686-209980

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