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Stockholders' Equity - At-the-Market Offering - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)				5 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Aug. 18, 2020	May 01, 2020	Mar. 11, 2020	Jan. 13, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Common Stock Offering Period following underwriting agreement			2 years
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co [Member]
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Percentage of commission on aggregate gross proceeds	3.00%
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co [Member] \| At-the-Market Offering [Member]
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Shares issued in public offering					6,100
Proceeds from issuance of common stock					$ 70,500
Roth Capital Partners L L C
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Percentage Of Underwriting Fee To Be Received on company offerings				35.00%
Common Stock Offering Period following underwriting agreement		90 days
Maximum [Member] \| Cantor Fitzgerald & Co [Member]
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
At-the-market offering, aggregate offering price	$ 10,000,000
Legal fees and disbursements	$ 50,000
Minimum [Member] \| Roth Capital Partners L L C
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Percentage of fee on gross sale price per share	1.05%