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Marketable Securities - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Abstract]
Investments maturity period	1 year
Realized losses from the sale of available-for-sale securities	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Investments other-than-temporarily impaired	$ 0	$ 0

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Investments maturity dates available for sale securities.

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Other than temporarily impaired investment.

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