Subsequent Event (Details) - Subsequent Event [Member] - Acquisition Of Emrys [Member] $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	Apr. 09, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Total consideration \| $	$ 7.7
Ordinary Shares [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of shares issued	580,000
Share price \| $ / shares	$ 13.25
Ordinary Shares [Member] \| On Closing Date [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of shares issued	232,000
Ordinary Shares [Member] \| Following Closing Date [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of shares issued	58,000
Term of issue of shares	18 months
Restricted ordinary Shares [Member] \| On Closing Date [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of shares issued	290,000
Restricted ordinary Shares [Member] \| First Anniversary Of Closing Date [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	50.00%
Restricted ordinary Shares [Member] \| Second Anniversary Of Closing Date [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	50.00%

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-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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