Debt - Schedule of Maturities of Long Term Debt (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Long-term Debt, by Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]
Less: Debt issuance costs	$ (645)	$ (671)
Finance Obligations
Less: Current portion of long-term debt	(4,941)	(5,432)
Long-term portion of financing obligations	2,428	3,199
Total Long-Term Debt
Remainder of 2020	7,643
2021	8,982
2022	8,244
2023	8,750
2024	70,000
Long-term debt and finance obligations, including current maturities	103,619
Less: Current portion of long-term debt	(9,941)	(10,432)
Long-term debt, net	93,033	$ 95,028
Term Loan
Long-term Debt, by Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]
Remainder of 2020	3,750
2021	6,250
2022	7,500
2023	8,750
2024	70,000
Long-term Debt	96,250
Less: Current portion of long-term debt	(5,000)
Less: Debt issuance costs	(645)
Long-term debt, net	90,605
Financing Obligations
Finance Obligations
Remainder of 2020	3,893
2021	2,732
2022	744
2023	0
2024	0
Finance obligations, due	7,369
Less: Current portion of long-term debt	(4,941)
Long-term portion of financing obligations	$ 2,428

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