Additional properties under lease agreement.

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Number of lease amendments.

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Out of pocket costs.

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Payments received from the contractor.

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Area of land held.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of obligations due all related parties. For classified balance sheets, represents the current portion of such liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Term of lessee's operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of cash outflow from operating lease, excluding payments to bring another asset to condition and location necessary for its intended use.

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Cash payments to lessor's for use of assets under operating leases.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Related-Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail)	1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($) a Lease	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) a	Feb. 28, 2019 USD ($) a	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) a	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Royalty fees due					$ 33,000		$ 80,000
Number of lease amendments \| Lease	2
Lease payments					42,000	$ 48,000
Mr. Kevin Comcowich [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Acres of land \| a			10
Operating leases, term of contract			2 years
Rent payments			$ 1,200
Out of pocket costs				$ 126,400
Payments received from contractor				$ 44,000
Mr. Kevin Comcowich [Member] \| Amendment [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Acres of land \| a	15	10		10
Operating leases, term of contract	2 years	2 years		2 years
Number of additional properties under lease agreement	two additional 15-acre parcels	two additional 10-acre parcels
Rent payments	$ 1,200	$ 1,200
John Sperling Foundation [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Royalty fees due					$ 33,000		$ 80,000