Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Fair Value Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Warrants exercised		683,994
Change in fair value of Level 3 financial liabilities	$ 509,000	$ 2,496,000	$ 9,379,000
2016 and 2017 Private Placement Warrants
Fair Value Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Warrants exercised	0	683,994
Aggregate fair value of warrants upon exercise		$ 4,000,000.0
Change in fair value of Level 3 financial liabilities	$ 500,000	2,500,000	9,400,000
Transfers between Level 1 to Level 2	0	0	0
Transfers between Level 2 to Level 1	0	0	0
Transfers into or out of Level 3	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

Amount of transfers of liabilities measured on a recurring basis out of Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy into Level 2.

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income from liability measured at fair value on recurring basis using unobservable input (level 3).

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Amount of settlements of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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