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EQUITY - Stock options (Detail) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended					3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2019 $ / shares shares	Oct. 31, 2019 $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2018 employee $ / shares shares	Aug. 31, 2017 $ / shares shares	Jul. 31, 2017 employee shares	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 shares	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) shares	Nov. 22, 2019 employee	Nov. 01, 2019 employee
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation \| $						$ (81)		$ 47	$ 57	$ 159
Stock options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options valuation method									Black-Scholes valuation model
Stock options granted (in shares)			400,000						340,760	420,000
Number of employees \| employee			102		11						11
Exercise price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 8.75
Stock-based compensation \| $						$ 100		$ 200	$ 1,500	$ 600
Employee \| Stock options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options granted (in shares)	110,000				135,000
Number of employees \| employee												11
Exercise price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 6.28
Employee \| Stock options \| Tranche One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	0.33%		0.33%		0.33%
Employee \| Stock options \| Tranche Two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	0.33%		0.33%		0.33%
Employee \| Stock options \| Tranche Three
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	0.33%		0.33%		0.33%
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) \| Stock options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options granted (in shares)		225,000		19,047
Exercise price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 7.18		$ 5.25
Exercised (in shares)							274,267
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) \| Stock options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options granted (in shares)				25,000
Exercise price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares				$ 5.25
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) \| Stock options \| Tranche One
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage				0.33%
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) \| Stock options \| Tranche Two
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage				0.33%
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) \| Stock options \| Tranche Three
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage				0.33%