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Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Disclosure of significant accounting policies [abstract] |
Cumulative inflation percentage | 100.00%
Cumulative inflation period | Three preceding years

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