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Leases - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term	5 years 4 months 24 days
Lessee, Operating Lease, Option to Extend	5.0 years
Operating Lease Liability Not Yet Commenced	$ 3.9
Maximum [Member]
Lessee, Operating Lease, Lease Not yet Commenced, Term of Contract	7 years 4 months 24 days
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term	13 years 7 months 6 days
Minimum [Member]
Lessee, Operating Lease, Lease Not yet Commenced, Term of Contract	3 years
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term	2 months 12 days

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+ References

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Term of lessee's operating lease not yet commenced, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (b)
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Description of terms and conditions of option to extend lessee's operating lease. Includes, but is not limited to, information about option recognized as part of right-of-use asset and lease liability.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(3)
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- Definition

Weighted average remaining lease term for operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

+ References

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 55
-Paragraph 53
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888399&loc=SL77918982-209971

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-Paragraph 4
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