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The Company and Basis of Presentation (Details 2)
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Jul. 02, 2013
Jul. 11, 2013
Jul. 11, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Jun. 30, 2013
Movement in Company's capitalization            
Balance (in shares)   14,607,413us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued 15,357,413us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued   20,352,876us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued 396,414us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
Balance (in shares) 15,357,413us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued 14,607,413us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued 15,357,413us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued 15,357,413us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued 20,352,876us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued 396,414us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
Series A preferred stock            
Movement in Company's capitalization            
Conversion of preferred stock into common stock upon closing of IPO (in shares) (57,598,092)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesConversionOfConvertibleSecurities
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Series A-1 preferred stock            
Movement in Company's capitalization            
Conversion of preferred stock into common stock upon closing of IPO (in shares) (6,750,000)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesConversionOfConvertibleSecurities
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Initial Public Offering | Series A preferred stock            
Movement in Company's capitalization            
Conversion of preferred stock into common stock upon closing of IPO (in shares)   8,244,781us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesConversionOfConvertibleSecurities
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Initial Public Offering | Series A-1 preferred stock            
Movement in Company's capitalization            
Conversion of preferred stock into common stock upon closing of IPO (in shares)   966,218us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesConversionOfConvertibleSecurities
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Initial Public Offering | Common stock            
Movement in Company's capitalization            
Conversion of preferred stock into common stock upon closing of IPO (in shares)   9,210,999us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesConversionOfConvertibleSecurities
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Common stock sold (in shares)   5,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesIssuedForCash
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Over-allotment option            
Movement in Company's capitalization            
Common stock sold (in shares)     750,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesIssuedForCash
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750,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesIssuedForCash
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