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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 19, 2020 USD ($) | May 23, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Oct. 17, 2014 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) Promissory_Notes $ / shares | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) SecurityLoan Promissory_Notes $ / shares | Mar. 27, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 18, 2014 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt outstanding balance |  |  |  | $ 6,151,000 |  | $ 6,151,000 |  |  |  |
Secured loan due on fourth anniversary |  |  |  | 50,000 |  | 50,000 |  |  |  |
Due to affiliate |  |  |  | $ 5,519,000 |  | $ 5,519,000 |  | $ 5,706,000 |  |
Redeemable Series C Preferred Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  | $ 0.01 |  | $ 0.01 |  | $ 0.01 |  |
Comstock Growth Fund |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest payments |  |  |  | $ 100,000 | $ 100,000 | $ 300,000 | $ 200,000 |  |  |
CDS | Revolving Capital Line of Credit Agreement | Secured Financing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument term (in years) | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 10,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument maturity date from initial date | 12 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital line of credit borrowed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,500,000 |
WSJ Prime Rate | Revolving Capital Line of Credit Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument spread variable rate | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured Seller-financed Promissory Note |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of unsecured seller-financed promissory note outstanding | Promissory_Notes |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |
Debt outstanding balance |  |  |  | 595,000 |  | $ 595,000 |  | $ 595,000 |  |
Secured loan due on third anniversary |  |  |  | 50,000 |  | $ 50,000 |  |  |  |
Interest rate for period |  |  |  |  |  | 3.60% |  | 5.00% |  |
Debt instrument term (in years) |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, balance amount |  |  |  | $ 37,000 |  | $ 37,000 |  |  |  |
Unsecured Seller-financed Promissory Note | LIBOR Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument spread variable rate |  |  |  |  |  | 3.00% |  |  |  |
Secured Financing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of secured loans | SecurityLoan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Fixed interest rate |  |  |  | 6.50% |  | 6.50% |  |  |  |
Secured Loan One |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding secured debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 667,000 |  |
Secured Loan Two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding secured debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27,000 |  |
Unsecured Notes Payable to Affiliate | Comstock Growth Fund |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Due to affiliate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,700,000 |  |
Unsecured Notes Payable to Affiliate | Comstock Growth Fund | Membership Exchange Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of debt |  |  |  | $ 5,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes Payable, Other Payables | Membership Exchange Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal payments to CGF |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Notes Payable, Other Payables | Revolving Capital Line of Credit Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal payments to CGF |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |
Notes Payable, Other Payables | Comstock Growth Fund |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument term (in years) |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, initial principal amount |  |  | $ 10,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 20,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 25,000,000
Notes Payable, Other Payables | Comstock Growth Fund | Membership Exchange Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of membership interest |  | 91.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument reduction |  | $ 5,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument fixed interest rate (in percentage) |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Due to affiliate |  | $ 7,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes Payable, Other Payables | Comstock Growth Fund | Membership Exchange Agreement | Series C Non-Convertible Preferred Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible preferred shares issued upon conversion (in shares) | shares |  | 1,482,300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  | $ 0.01 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes Payable, Other Payables | Comstock Growth Fund | Membership Exchange Agreement | Redeemable Series C Preferred Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock liquidation value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  | $ 5.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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