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Accrued Expenses - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Accrued incentive awards	$ 200,000		$ 2,600,000
Earnest Money Deposit	$ (450,000)
Greg Stemm Our Past Chairman [Member]
Earnest Money Deposit		$ 450,000

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable for incentive compensation awarded to employees and directors or earned by them based on the terms of one or more relevant arrangements.

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