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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax [Line Items]
Difference of effective income tax rate and Federal statutory rate	34.00%	34.00%	34.00%
Probability of likely to be realized upon settlement	50.00%
Domestic Country [Member]
Income Tax [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	$ 357.0
NOL carry-forwards starting date	2018
NOL carry-forwards Ending date	2035
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member] \| New York [Member]
Income Tax [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	$ 294.0
NOL carry-forwards starting date	2018
NOL carry-forwards Ending date	2035
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member] \| New Jersey [Member]
Income Tax [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	$ 3.1
NOL carry-forwards starting date	2023
NOL carry-forwards Ending date	2035
Research [Member]
Income Tax [Line Items]
NOL carry-forwards starting date	2018
NOL carry-forwards Ending date	2032
Research and development tax credit carry-forwards	$ 11.0
Research and development tax credit carry-forwards expiration description	Expire in various years from 2018 to 2032.