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Loans Payable - Schedule of Allocation of Cash Proceeds to Derivative Components at their Fair Values - Additional Tranches (Detail) - Promissory Note [Member] - Epsilon Acquisitions, LLC [Member] | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
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Third Tranche [Member] |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Cash proceeds | $ 1,000,000
Third Tranche [Member] | Beneficial Conversion Feature ("BCF") [Member] |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Cash proceeds | 18,204
Third Tranche [Member] | 2014 Convertible Promissory Notes [Member] |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Cash proceeds | 981,796
Fourth Tranche [Member] |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Cash proceeds | 1,000,000
Fourth Tranche [Member] | Beneficial Conversion Feature ("BCF") [Member] |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Cash proceeds | 60,065
Fourth Tranche [Member] | 2014 Convertible Promissory Notes [Member] |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Cash proceeds | 939,935
Fifth Tranche [Member] |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Cash proceeds | 1,000,000
Fifth Tranche [Member] | 2014 Convertible Promissory Notes [Member] |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Cash proceeds | $ 1,000,000

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