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Long-Term Debt Obligations - Solar Revolving Credit Facility - Additional Information (Detail) - Solar Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | 1 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Senior asset-based revolving credit agreement, total lender commitments | $ 50,000,000.0 | $ 50,000,000.0
Revolving credit facility, interest rate | 2.50% | 2.50%
LIBOR Loans [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument interest rate description |  | (i) for LIBOR loans, at our option, three-month LIBOR or daily LIBOR
Base Rate Loans [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument interest rate description |  | (ii) for Base Rate loans, the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%, (b) the Prime Rate, and (c) the three-month LIBOR plus 1.00%.
Base Rate Loans [Member] | Federal Funds Rate [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument basis spread on variable rate | 0.50% |
Base Rate Loans [Member] | LIBOR [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument basis spread on variable rate | 1.00% |

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