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Subsequent Event - Additional Information (Detail) | Nov. 03, 2017 USD ($)
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Maximum | At the Market Sales Agreement | Subsequent Event |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |
Common stock sales agreement aggregate sales proceeds | $ 150,000,000

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- Definition Common stock sales agreement aggregate sales proceeds. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event. + References No definition available. + Details
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Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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Data Type: | na
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