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Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended |
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May 26, 2017 | May 24, 2017 | May 10, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Jan. 27, 2017
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from additional equity offering | $ 17,000,000 |  | $ 17,000,000 |  |
Public stock offering |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, shares issued (in shares) |  |  | 4,000,000 |  |
Sale of stock, price per share (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 4.00 |  |
Proceeds from additional equity offering |  |  | $ 14,700,000 |  |
Over-allotment option |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Common stock, shares issued (in shares) |  |  | 600,000 |  |
Proceeds from additional equity offering |  | $ 2,300,000 |  |  |
Over allotment common stock options period (in shares) |  |  | 30 days |  |
ATM issuance sales agreement |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sale of stock, price per share (in dollars per share) |  |  |  | $ 6.79 |
Maximum value of shares for sale |  |  |  |  | $ 10,000,000.0
Proceeds from issuance ATM offering |  |  |  | $ 2,500,000 |
Number of shares issued (in share) |  |  |  | 379,693 |

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