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Concentration of Credit Risk - Additional Information (Detail)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) Institution
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Uninsured cash balance	$ 138,034
Number of financial institutions in which cash is deposited | Institution	1
Amount of loan outstanding with variable interest rate	$ 0

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Number of financial institutions in which cash deposited.

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The amount of cash as of the balance sheet date that is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

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Amount of loan with variable or adjustable rate of interest.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82891408&loc=d3e4428-111522

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