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Property And Equipment - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Operating Leased Assets [Line Items]
Operating leased renewal period of land and buildings	3 years
Net carrying value lease asset	$ 728
Annual lease and rental income	$ 41

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Operating Leased Assets, Net

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Operating Leases, Income Statement, Annual Revenue

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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