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Concentration risk number of service providers responsible for concentration.

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Number of financial institutions in which securities (cash, government securities, mutual funds and money market funds) are held.

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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Organization, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail)		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 01, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) Customer ServiceProvider Institution	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) Customer ServiceProvider	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Organization Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of customers concentrated \| Customer		1	1
Number of service providers concentrated \| ServiceProvider		1	1
Financial institutions to held securities \| Institution		1
Cash and cash equivalents original maturity dates		Three months or less
Bank balances		$ 28,000,000	$ 11,800,000
Costs capitalized		$ 0
Substantial doubt about going concern, management's evaluation		In connection with preparing consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019, management evaluated whether there were conditions and events, considered in the aggregate, that raised substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year from the date that the financial statements are issued. The Company considered the historical operating loss and negative cash flow from operating activities trends, including the positive trends occurring in the recent year. The Company evaluated its ability to meet its obligations as they become due within one year from the date that the financial statements are issued and management believes that the Company will generate enough cash from operations to satisfy its obligations for the next twelve months from the issuance date.
Net lease assets		$ 6,464,000
Lease liabilities		6,995,000
Adjustment to retained earnings		93,000
ASC 842 [Member]
Organization Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Net lease assets	$ 3,100,000
Lease liabilities	3,100,000
Adjustment to retained earnings	$ 100,000
Graphics [Member]
Organization Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Total sales incentives		$ 16,000	$ 100,000
Customer Relationships Intangible Asset [Member]
Organization Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Asset impairment charges				$ 400,000
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Revenues [Member]
Organization Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration percentage		84.00%	81.00%
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Accounts Receivable [Member]
Organization Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration percentage		92.00%	82.00%
Supplier concentration risk [Member] \| Accounts payable [Member]
Organization Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration percentage		10.00%	21.00%
Minimum [Member]
Organization Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of the assets		3 years
Intangible assets and amortization, useful life		2 years
Minimum [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Revenues [Member]
Organization Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration percentage		10.00%	10.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Supplier concentration risk [Member] \| Purchase [Member]
Organization Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration percentage		10.00%	10.00%
Maximum [Member]
Organization Basis Of Presentation And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of the assets		7 years
Intangible assets and amortization, useful life		10 years