Employee Benefit Plan - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
Maximum employee contribution to defined contribution benefit plans	75.00%
Employer matching contribution, percentage	50.00%
Employer matching contribution, percentage of employees' gross pay	6.00%
Discretionary contributions by employer		$ 0	$ 0
Defined contribution plan employee vesting percentage	100.00%
Defined contribution plan employer vesting percentage	50.00%
Number of years of service required to vest in full	2 years
Employer contribution towards compensation plan	$ 2,340,000	$ 1,927,000	$ 1,842,000

The number of years of service required to become fully vested in employer matching contributions.

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The percentage of elective employee deferral contributions and rollover amounts to a defined contribution plan that are vested at any given point in time.

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The total amount expensed during the period, representing the employer matching contribution to the Company's defined contribution plan.

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Amount of discretionary contributions made by an employer to a defined contribution plan.

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Percentage of employees' gross pay for which the employer contributes a matching contribution to a defined contribution plan.

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Percentage employer matches of the employee's percentage contribution matched.

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Percentage of employer's matching contributions to a defined contribution plan that vests in a given year.

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Maximum percentage of employee gross pay the employee may contribute to a defined contribution plan.

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