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Revenue Participation Rights - Additional Information (Detail)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2011 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) Investment Project $ / Security shares	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]
Deferred revenue		$ 825,000	$ 0
Revenue participation agreement		$ 15,000,000
"Seattle" Project [Member]
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue owed to certificate holder per each million invested		1.00%
Common shares issued per unit \| shares		100,000
Galt Resources, LLC [Member]
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue owed to certificate holders		50.00%
Percentage of revenue owed to certificate holder per each million invested		1.00%
Investment multiplier in case of project success \| Investment		3
Projects after bifurcation \| Project		2
Galt Resources, LLC [Member] \| SS Gairsoppa [Member]
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]
Deferred revenue		$ 3,756,250
Galt Resources, LLC [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]
Investment for future revenue rights	$ 7,512,500
HMS Victory Project [Member]
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue owed to certificate holders		7.5125%
Revenue Participation Certificates [Member] \| "Cambridge" Project [Member]
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]
Revenue participation certificates per unit value \| $ / Security		50,000
Revenue Participation Certificates [Member] \| "Seattle" Project [Member]
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]
Revenue participation certificates per unit value \| $ / Security		50,000
First Payment [Member] \| "Cambridge" Project [Member]
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue owed to certificate holders		100.00%
Revenue owed to certificate holder		$ 825,000
Second Payment [Member] \| "Cambridge" Project [Member]
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue owed to certificate holders		24.75%
Second Payment [Member] \| "Cambridge" Project [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]
Revenue owed to certificate holder		$ 4,000,000
Second Payment [Member] \| "Cambridge" Project [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]
Revenue owed to certificate holder		$ 35,000,000
Third Payment [Member] \| "Cambridge" Project [Member]
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]
Percentage of revenue owed to certificate holders		12.375%
Revenue owed to certificate holder		$ 35,000,000