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Significant Accounting Policies - Assets under Management (AUM) Subject to Incentive Fees and Incentive Fees (Detail)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Quarter Ending December 31, 2018
Principal Transaction Revenue [Line Items]
AUM subject to variable rate fees	$ 61,028,560
Unearned variable rate fees	1,416,398
Quarter Ending September 30, 2019
Principal Transaction Revenue [Line Items]
AUM subject to variable rate fees	36,681,776
Unearned variable rate fees	708,542
Quarter Ending March 31, 2020
Principal Transaction Revenue [Line Items]
AUM subject to variable rate fees	13,336,076
Unearned variable rate fees	0
Quarter Ending September 30, 2021
Principal Transaction Revenue [Line Items]
AUM subject to variable rate fees	284,788,511
Unearned variable rate fees	4,145,635
Total
Principal Transaction Revenue [Line Items]
AUM subject to variable rate fees	395,834,923
Unearned variable rate fees	$ 6,270,575

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Assets under management (AUM) subject to variable performance fees and variable performance fees.

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