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Net (Loss) Income Per Common Share - Schedule of Potential Dilutive Common Shares (Parenthetical) (Detail) | Dec. 31, 2016 $ / shares
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Series B Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |
Conversion ceiling price of common stock | $ 2.25

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