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Capital Stock - Schedule of Vesting Shares Subject to Repurchase (Detail) (Restricted shares subject to repurchase [Member]) | Sep. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
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Amortization Expense [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 1,343,764 | 1,456,987 | 1,156,078
1st quarter 2015 [Member] |  |  |
Amortization Expense [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 781,080 |  |
1st quarter 2016 [Member] |  |  |
Amortization Expense [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 395,716 |  |
1st quarter 2017 [Member] |  |  |
Amortization Expense [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 166,968 |  |

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