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Stockholders' Equity - Summary of RSU Activity (Detail) - 2013 Equity Incentive Plan	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) item $ / shares shares
NUMBER OF SHARES
Unvested at beginning of period | shares	16,916
Vested | shares	7,249
Unvested at end of period | shares	9,667
WEIGHTED-AVERAGE GRANT DATE FAIR VALUE
Unvested at beginning of period | $ / shares	$ 5.04
Vested | $ / shares	5.61
Unvested at end of period | $ / shares	$ 4.61
RSU [Member]
Restricted Stock Units information
Unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested service RSUs | $	$ 23,380
Number of vesting installments | item	3

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based awards, other than options, awarded to employees as compensation.

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