Expected dividends to be paid to holders of the underlying shares or financial instruments (expressed as a percentage of the share or instrument's price).

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Warrants - Summary of Assumptions to Use Option-Pricing Model (Detail)			12 Months Ended
	Aug. 22, 2016	Jul. 23, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016
2016 Placement Warrants
Fair Value Inputs Liabilities Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Expected term (in years)	7 years		6 years 8 months 12 days
Expected volatility	61.60%		63.60%
Risk-free interest rate	1.40%		2.30%
Expected dividend yield	0.00%		0.00%
Series Convertible Preferred Stock Warrant
Fair Value Inputs Liabilities Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Expected term (in years)		5 years
Expected volatility		31.80%
Risk-free interest rate		1.70%
Expected dividend yield		0.00%
Common Stock Warrant
Fair Value Inputs Liabilities Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Expected term (in years)			5 years
Expected volatility			31.80%
Risk-free interest rate			1.60%
Expected dividend yield			0.00%