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Class of Warrant or Right, Vested

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Exercise price per share or per unit of warrants or rights outstanding.

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Number of securities into which the class of warrant or right may be converted. For example, but not limited to, 500,000 warrants may be converted into 1,000,000 shares.

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Face amount or stated value per share of common stock.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of obligations due all related parties.

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Per share amount received by subsidiary or equity investee for each share of common stock issued or sold in the stock transaction.

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Related party transactions (Details) - USD ($)			1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	7 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Related party transactions (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 24, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jan. 31, 2019	Feb. 07, 2020	Jan. 31, 2018
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Number of common stock shares into which warrants may be converted (in shares)		3,358,732
Exercise price of warrants (in dollars per share)		$ 1.45
Quarterly vesting period		3 years
Warrants
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Warrants lapsed (in shares)				2,798,944
Private placement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of common stock shares into which warrants may be converted (in shares)		26,306,765
Share price (in dollars per share)		$ 0.0143
Exercise price of warrants (in dollars per share)		$ 1.45
Private placement \| Chief Executive Officer
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of shares of common stock subscribed (in shares)		33,231,410
Number of common stock shares into which warrants may be converted (in shares)		4,984,711
Share price (in dollars per share)		$ 1.43
Exercise price of warrants (in dollars per share)		$ 1.58
Private placement \| Former Chief Executive Officer
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of shares of common stock subscribed (in shares)		90,495
Number of common stock shares into which warrants may be converted (in shares)		13,574
Share price (in dollars per share)		$ 1.43
Exercise price of warrants (in dollars per share)		$ 1.58
Consulting Agreement \| Affiliated entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of common stock shares into which warrants may be converted (in shares)		3,358,732	3,358,732	3,358,732	3,358,732
Exercise price of warrants (in dollars per share)		$ 1.44	$ 1.43	$ 1.43	$ 1.43
Monthly consultancy expense		$ 75,000			$ 75,000
Quarterly vesting period		3 years			3 years
Due to related parties	$ 7,000					$ 0
Consultancy fees \| Affiliated entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses from related party transactions	20,000			$ 450,000		0
Warrant vesting expense \| Affiliated entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses from related party transactions	$ 19,000			$ 494,000		$ 0
Assignment and Assumption Agreement \| Warrants
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Warrants lapsed (in shares)			2,798,944
Assignment and Assumption Agreement \| Beneficial owner
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of common stock shares into which warrants may be converted (in shares)							2,938,891
Warrants vested (in shares)			489,815	489,815	489,815
Assignment and Assumption Agreement \| Beneficial owner \| Subsequent event
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of common stock shares into which warrants may be converted (in shares)							2,938,891
Assignment and Assumption Agreement \| Director
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of common stock shares into which warrants may be converted (in shares)							419,841
Warrants vested (in shares)			69,973	69,973	69,973
Assignment and Assumption Agreement \| Director \| Subsequent event
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of common stock shares into which warrants may be converted (in shares)							419,841