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Loans Payable - Note 1 - Monaco 2014 - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)				1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 24, 2021	Dec. 10, 2015	Aug. 14, 2014	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Apr. 01, 2018	Oct. 01, 2016	Dec. 01, 2014	Oct. 01, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate amount issuable								$ 3,000,000.0
Second Tranche [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date		Dec. 31, 2017
Third Tranche [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date		Dec. 31, 2017
Note 1- Monaco 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate amount issuable			$ 10,000,000.0
Interest rate, stated percentage			11.00%
Litigation Settlement Loans Payable		$ 2,200,000
Notes ceased to bear interest, amount		$ 5,000,000.0
Debt instrument maturity date		Dec. 31, 2017		Apr. 01, 2018
Accrued interest					$ 434,934	$ 574,680
Outstanding notes balance					2,800,000	2,800,000
Note 1- Monaco 2014 [Member] | Loan Termination Agreement With Monaco Financial LLC And Certain Associated Entities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Litigation Settlement Loans Payable	$ 5,200,000
Note 1- Monaco 2014 [Member] | Oceanica Resources S. de. R.L [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Per share value of shares exercised by private investor			$ 3.15
Aggregate value of shares issued to lender			$ 1,000,000.0
Note 1- Monaco 2014 [Member] | Oceanica Resources S. de. R.L [Member] | Loan Modification March Two Thousand Sixteen [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Per share value of shares exercised by private investor				$ 1.00
Note 1- Monaco 2014 [Member] | First Tranche [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loan amount borrowed			$ 5,000,000.0
Note 1- Monaco 2014 [Member] | Second Tranche [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loan amount borrowed										$ 2,500,000
Note 1- Monaco 2014 [Member] | Third Tranche [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loan amount borrowed									$ 2,500,000
Note 2 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate amount issuable				$ 1,825,000
Interest rate, stated percentage				10.00%
Debt instrument maturity date				Apr. 15, 2018
Accrued interest					$ 203,096	268,350
Debt default interest rate					18.00%		18.00%
Outstanding notes balance					$ 1,175,000	$ 1,175,000
Note 2 [Member] | Loan Termination Agreement With Monaco Financial LLC And Certain Associated Entities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Litigation Settlement Loans Payable	$ 2,400,000

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