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Loans Payable - Schedule of Consolidated Notes Payable (Detail) - USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Loans payable | $ 38,557,682 | $ 34,403,486
Loans Payable [Member] | Note 1- Monaco 2014 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Loans payable | 2,800,000 | 2,800,000
Loans Payable [Member] | Note 2 - Monaco 2016 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Loans payable | 1,175,000 | 1,175,000
Loans Payable [Member] | Note 3 - MINOSA 1 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Loans payable | 14,750,001 | 14,750,001
Loans Payable [Member] | Note 4 - Epsilon [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Loans payable | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000
Loans Payable [Member] | Note 5 - SMOM [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Loans payable | 3,500,000 | 3,500,000
Loans Payable [Member] | Note 6 - MINOSA 2 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Loans payable | 5,050,000 | 5,050,000
Loans Payable [Member] | Note 7 - Monaco 2018 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Loans payable | 1,099,366 | 1,099,366
Loans Payable [Member] | Note 8 - Promissory note [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Loans payable | 1,071,559 | 1,210,537
Loans Payable [Member] | Note 9 – Litigation financing |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Loans payable | 5,814,756 | 2,957,097
Loans Payable [Member] | Note 10 - 37North |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Loans payable | 1,776,700 | $ 861,485
Loans Payable [Member] | Note 11 – Payroll Protection Program |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Loans payable | 370,400 |
Loans Payable [Member] | Note 12 – Emergency Injury Disaster Loan |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Loans payable | $ 149,900 |

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