Stockholders' Equity - Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Stock-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation costs	$ 2,200,000
Weighted average period	1 year 3 months 14 days
Gimoti [Member]
Stock-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Additional compensation cost	$ 423,000

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Amount of cost not yet recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Weighted-average period over which cost not yet recognized is expected to be recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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