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Convertible Preferred Stock - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)			1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 13, 2019	Apr. 16, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Apr. 30, 2018
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Capital contribution related to extinguishment of preferred stock liability	$ 25,600,000
Convertible preferred stock outstanding					0		0
Common Stock
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Convertible preferred stock automatically converted into common stock	7,077,366
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Number of shares committed to purchase, no longer issuable	16,000,000
Series A Share Purchase Agreement
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Convertible note outstanding amount converted into shares		100,000
Series A Share Purchase Agreement \| Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Per share price of issuance of shares									$ 1.00
Convertible note outstanding amount converted into shares		100,000
Series A Share Purchase Agreement \| Series A Convertible Preferred Stock \| Other Income, Net
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Gain recorded for revaluation of convertible preferred stock liability					$ 0	$ 437,000
Series A Share Purchase Agreement \| Series A Convertible Preferred Stock \| Initial Closing
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Per share price of issuance of shares		$ 1.00
Shares issued		14,900,000
Net cash proceeds		$ 14,700,000
Series A Share Purchase Agreement \| Series A Convertible Preferred Stock \| Second Closing
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Per share price of issuance of shares		$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Shares issued			9,000,000
Net cash proceeds			$ 9,000,000
Number of shares committed to purchase		15,000,000
Series A Share Purchase Agreement \| Series A Convertible Preferred Stock \| Third Closing
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Per share price of issuance of shares		$ 1.00						$ 1.00
Shares issued								20,000,000
Net cash proceeds				$ 20,000,000
Number of shares committed to purchase		30,000,000
Series A Share Purchase Agreement \| Series A Convertible Preferred Stock \| Maximum
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Total amount of preferred shares issuable by the entity									$ 60,000,000