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Exit Activities - Schedule of Operating Losses (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019
Operating losses |  | $ 587 | $ 428 | $ 2,436
WTAMC [Member] |  |  |  |
Operating losses |  | 502 | $ 428 | 1,886
WisdomTree Japan Inc. ("WTJ") [Member] |  |  |  |
Operating losses | [1] | $ 85 |  | $ 550
[1] | WTJ also recognized an impairment expense of $572 in connection with the termination of its office lease on March 31, 2019.

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