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Fair Value Measurements - Contingent Purchase Price Consideration, Measured at Estimated Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Jun. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Assets: |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents |  | $ 17,583 |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |
Warrants potentially settleable in cash | $ 8,510 | 1,860 | $ 14,518 |
Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |  |  |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |
Contingent purchase price consideration | 1,227 | 1,095 | 6,142 | $ 6,651
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents | 17,131 | 16,192 | 29,171 |
Restricted cash equivalents | 13,212 | 17,622 |  |
Total assets | 30,343 | 33,814 | 29,171 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |
Warrants potentially settleable in cash | 8,510 | 1,860 | 14,518 |
Contingent purchase price consideration | 1,227 | 1,095 | 6,142 |
Total liabilities | 9,737 | 2,955 | 20,660 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Quoted Prices In Active Markets (Level 1) |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents | 17,131 | 16,192 | 29,171 |
Restricted cash equivalents | 13,212 | 17,622 |  |
Total assets | 30,343 | 33,814 | 29,171 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |
Warrants potentially settleable in cash | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contingent purchase price consideration | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Restricted cash equivalents | 0 | 0 |  |
Total assets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |
Warrants potentially settleable in cash | 8,510 | 1,860 | 14,518 |
Contingent purchase price consideration | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total liabilities | 8,510 | 1,860 | 14,518 |
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Restricted cash equivalents | 0 | 0 |  |
Total assets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |
Warrants potentially settleable in cash | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contingent purchase price consideration | 1,227 | 1,095 | 6,142 |
Total liabilities | $ 1,227 | $ 1,095 | $ 6,142 |

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