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Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Additional Information (Detail) | 9 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Minimum |
Product Warranty Liability [Line Items] |
Warranty period | 1 year
Maximum |
Product Warranty Liability [Line Items] |
Warranty period | 2 years

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- Definition 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. + References No definition available. + Details
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Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Details
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