Gain on Sale of Software Product - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Income Statement Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of software product		$ 370
Gain on sale of software product		$ 483
Asset Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Poser 3D Software Product [Member] \| Bondware, Inc. [Member]
Income Statement Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Consideration for sale of asset	$ 500
Proceeds from sale of software product	$ 350
Remaining consideration payment period	3 years
Gain on sale of software product	$ 483

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of assets, including but not limited to property plant and equipment, intangible assets and equity in securities of subsidiaries or equity method investee.

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The cash inflow from the sale of property, plant and equipment (capital expenditures), software, and other intangible assets.

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