Area of office space.

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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]

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Date which lease or group of leases is set to expire, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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The total of the cash outflow during the period which has been paid to third parties in connection with debt origination, which will be amortized over the remaining maturity period of the associated long-term debt and the cost incurred directly for the issuance of equity securities.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Financing Activities
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 15
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66902209&loc=d3e3291-108585

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Cash and equivalents whose use in whole or in part is restricted for the long-term, generally by contractual agreements or regulatory requirements.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.1)
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2016 ft²	Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) ft²	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Payment of offering costs		$ 600	$ 600	$ 599	$ 548
Restricted cash deposit				564		$ 39
Operating Lease One [Member] \| Multi Tenant Building [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Restricted cash deposit				$ 500
Additional Office space rented under operating lease \| ft²	19,805			22,067
Lease expire date	Feb. 28, 2022