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Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share for Out of Money Potential Common Shares (Parenthetical) (Detail) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Stock Options with an Exercise Price of $3.59 per Share [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Stock options exercise price per share	$ 3.59	$ 3.59	$ 3.59
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $12.48 per Share [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Stock options exercise price per share	12.48	12.48	12.48
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $12.84 per Share [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Stock options exercise price per share	12.84	12.84	12.84
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $26.40 per Share [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Stock options exercise price per share	26.4	26.4	26.4
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $34.68 per Share [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Stock options exercise price per share	34.68	34.68	34.68
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $39.00 per Share [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Stock options exercise price per share	39.00	39.00	39.00
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $41.16 per Share [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Stock options exercise price per share	41.16	41.16	41.16
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $42.00 per Share [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Stock options exercise price per share	42	42	42
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $46.80 per Share [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Stock options exercise price per share	46.80	46.80	46.80
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $3.52 per Share [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Stock options exercise price per share	3.52	3.52	3.52
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $7.16 per Share [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Stock options exercise price per share	7.16	7.16	7.16
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $12.00 per Share [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Stock options exercise price per share	$ 12	$ 12	$ 12

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Article 12
-Section 13
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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
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