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Major Customers - Additional Information (Detail) - Customer Concentration Risk [Member] - Customer | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Entity Wide Portfolio Carrying Amount, Major Customer [Line Items] |  |
Number of customers | 2 | 1
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | 2 Customers [Member] |  |
Entity Wide Portfolio Carrying Amount, Major Customer [Line Items] |  |
Customers accounted from total revenue | 97.00% |
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Customer 1 [Member] |  |
Entity Wide Portfolio Carrying Amount, Major Customer [Line Items] |  |
Customers accounted from total revenue |  | 9900.00%

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