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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Summary of Estimated Useful Life of Fixed Assets (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Office Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Useful life, years | 3 years
Office Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Useful life, years | 10 years
Furniture and Fixtures [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Useful life, years | 3 years
Furniture and Fixtures [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Useful life, years | 10 years
Computer Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Useful life, years | 3 years
Computer Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Useful life, years | 5 years
Building [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Useful life, years | 15 years
Building [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Useful life, years | 40 years
Software [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Useful life, years | 3 years
Software [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Useful life, years | 5 years
Refined Fuel Plants [Member] |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Useful life, years | 10 years
Leasehold Improvements [Member] |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Estimated useful lives, years | Shorter of the lease term or useful life of the asset

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- Definition Describes the periods of time over which an entity anticipates to receive utility from its property, plant and equipment (that is, the periods of time over which an entity allocates the initial cost of its property, plant and equipment). + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 35 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68071081&loc=d3e1205-110223 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84158767&loc=d3e18780-107790 + Details
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- Definition Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment. + References No definition available. + Details
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