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Amount awarded from other party in judgment or settlement of litigation.

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Legal Proceedings - Additional Information (Detail) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions			1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 16, 2018 $ / shares	Dec. 26, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Feb. 28, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 LegalMatter	Jul. 15, 2019 shares	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 $ / shares	Jun. 29, 2018 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Attorney fees cost and expenses		$ 15.0
Reserve for settlement of fines						$ 17.1
Estimated insurance recoveries						15.0
Non-cash charge for Settlement warrants						$ 2.1
Reversal of cash settlement from contingent liability								$ 15.0
Settlement Warrants
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Warrants to purchase of common stock shares \| shares		200,000
Warrants exercisable period	1 year	1 year
Warrants exercise price \| $ / shares	$ 30.00	$ 3.00					$ 30.00
Cash settlement from insurance carriers			$ 15.0
Warrant expired \| shares					200,000
Warrant expiration date				Jul. 15, 2019
Warrants exercised during period \| shares					0
Derivative Lawsuits
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency claims filed against company \| LegalMatter				2