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Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2016
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of Options Outstanding | 5,737,429 |  | 5,737,429 |  | 6,691,200
Number of Options Outstanding, Granted |  |  | 638,000 |  |
Stock-based compensation expense | $ 1,713,228 | $ 2,750,785 | $ 5,881,901 | $ 7,547,967 |
RSU awards vesting, description |  |  | At vesting, each existing RSU will be exchanged for one share of the Company’s Common Stock. RSU recipients may elect to net share settle upon vesting, in which case the Company pays the employee’s income taxes withheld upon vesting and withholds a number of shares of equal value. |  |
Employee Stock Option |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation expense | 1,021,653 | 1,476,384 | $ 3,558,082 | 4,205,413 |
Grant date fair value of the options granted | 70,937 | 30,440 | 849,816 | 6,359,672 |
Intrinsic value of options exercised | 0 | 0 | 35,512 | 3,515 |
Unrecognized pre-tax compensation expense | $ 5,749,244 |  | $ 5,749,244 |  |
Weighted average period to recognize pre-tax compensation expense |  |  | 1 year 10 months 24 days |  |
Dividend yield |  |  | 0.00% |  |
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of restricted stock units outstanding, granted | 978,000 |  | 2,623,000 |  |
Stock-based compensation expense | $ 691,575 | $ 1,274,401 | $ 2,323,819 | $ 3,342,554 |
Weighted average period to recognize pre-tax compensation expense |  |  | 1 year 3 months 18 days |  |
Unrecognized pre-tax compensation expense | $ 3,222,441 |  | $ 3,222,441 |  |
2004 Equity Incentive Plan |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Shares reserve for issuance | 2,132,786 |  | 2,132,786 |  |
2004 Equity Incentive Plan | Employee Stock Option |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of Options Outstanding | 2,132,786 |  | 2,132,786 |  |
Number of Options Outstanding, Granted | 0 |  |  |  |
2004 Equity Incentive Plan | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of restricted stock units outstanding, granted |  |  | 0 |  |
2013 Incentive Plan |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Shares reserve for issuance | 6,329,079 |  | 6,329,079 |  |
2013 Incentive Plan | Employee Stock Option |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of Options Outstanding | 3,111,017 |  | 3,111,017 |  |
Number of Options Outstanding, Granted | 18,000 |  | 591,000 |  |
2013 Incentive Plan | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of restricted stock units outstanding | 3,098,001 |  | 3,098,001 |  |
Number of restricted stock units outstanding, granted | 978,000 |  | 2,623,000 |  |
Outside Of Equity Compensation Plans |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Shares reserve for issuance | 493,625 |  | 493,625 |  |
Outside Of Equity Compensation Plans | Employee Stock Option |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of Options Outstanding, Granted |  |  | 47,000 |  |
Outside Of Equity Compensation Plans | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) |  |  |  |  |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of restricted stock units outstanding | 23,333 |  | 23,333 |  |
Number of restricted stock units outstanding, granted |  |  | 0 |  |

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