Accrued unvested common stock subject to repurchase current.

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Allowed annual percentage increase in shares authorized as percentage of outstanding shares of common stock.

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Maximum shares allowed to be issued.

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Maximum shares allowed to be issued under ESPP.

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Unvested common shares subject to repurchase outstanding.

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Aggregate number of common shares reserved for future issuance.

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based awards, other than options, awarded to employees as compensation.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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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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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Amount of accumulated difference between fair value of underlying shares on dates of exercise and exercise price on options exercised (or share units converted) into shares.

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The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted during the reporting period as calculated by applying the disclosed option pricing methodology.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Stock Incentive Plans - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Jul. 31, 2017	Feb. 28, 2017
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total intrinsic value of options exercised		$ 1,000,000
Weighted-average grant date fair value per share for options granted		$ 8.38	$ 0.33
Remaining shares subject to repurchase		219,747		265,098
Liability for unvested common shares subject to repurchase included in accrued expenses and other liabilities		$ 116,801		$ 122,551
2015 Stock Incentive Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares available for issuance					3,225,346	2,446,323
Stock option vesting period		4 years
Stock options expiration period		10 years
Number of additional available for future grant		0
2018 Incentive Award Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares available for issuance	3,186,205
Allowed annual percentage increase in shares authorized as percentage of outstanding shares of common stock	4.00%
Maximum shares of common stock may be issued	20,887,347
Number of shares outstanding available for future grant		2,493,415
2018 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares available for issuance	353,980
Allowed annual percentage increase in shares authorized as percentage of outstanding shares of common stock	1.00%
Maximum shares allowed to be issued under ESPP	4,778,738
2015 and 2018 Stock Incentive Plans
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation expense		$ 9,300,000
Unrecognized compensation expense estimated to be recognized over period		3 years 4 months 24 days