Shareholder's Equity and Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options granted	199,405
2016 Incentive Award Plan \| Granted to Employees
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards granted to employees	312,897	268,617
2016 Incentive Award Plan \| Vesting After Four Years \| Restricted Stock Awards (RSA)
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted	20,724
Award vesting period	4 years
2016 Incentive Award Plan \| Vesting After Four Years \| Stock Options
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options granted		5,000
Award vesting period		4 years
2016 Incentive Award Plan \| Vesting After Four Years \| Restricted Stock Units (RSU)
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted	92,768	164,200
Award vesting period	4 years	4 years
2016 Incentive Award Plan \| Fully-vested Awards
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options granted	199,405	77,417
2016 Incentive Award Plan \| Vesting in Twelve Equal Monthly Installments
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options granted		22,000

Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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