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Revenue Recognition - Summary of Changes in Certain Contract Assets and Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Accounts receivable	$ 41,634	$ 34,487
Deferred revenue	(1,419)	(5,015)
Deferred expenses	624	377
Customer prepayments	(1,350)	$ (776)
Sales allowances	(384)
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Accounts receivable	7,147
Deferred revenue	(3,596)
Deferred expenses	247
Customer prepayments	574
Sales allowances	$ 384

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