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Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Capitalized Software Development Costs (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Software development cost, amortization period	2 years

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