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Fair Value Measurements - Summary of Company's Fair Value Hierarchy for its Financial Assets and Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Liabilities:
Fair value of liabilities			$ 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Assets:
Fair value of investments	$ 503,000	$ 2,354,000
Liabilities:
Fair value of liabilities	(1,144,000)	(2,655,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Liabilities:
Fair value of liabilities	(1,144,000)	(144,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Contingent Purchase Price [Member]
Liabilities:
Fair value of liabilities		(2,511,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Money Market Funds [Member]
Assets:
Fair value of cash equivalents	503,000	2,354,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Assets:
Fair value of investments	503,000	2,354,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Level 1 [Member] \| Money Market Funds [Member]
Assets:
Fair value of cash equivalents	503,000	2,354,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Liabilities:
Fair value of liabilities	(1,144,000)	(144,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Liabilities:
Fair value of liabilities	$ (1,144,000)	(144,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Liabilities:
Fair value of liabilities		(2,511,000)
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Level 3 [Member] \| Contingent Purchase Price [Member]
Liabilities:
Fair value of liabilities		$ (2,511,000)