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Long-term Investment - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  | 1 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2018
Simple Agreement For Future Equity [Member] |  |
Schedule of Equity and Cost Investments [Line Items] |  |
Invested in common stock | $ 2,000 |
Deep Vision, Inc (Deep Vision) |  |
Schedule of Equity and Cost Investments [Line Items] |  |
Invested in common stock |  | $ 3,000

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