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Loans Payable - Litigation Financing - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 06, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Loans payable		$ 36,110,652	$ 36,110,652		$ 46,743,703
Amount receivable related to a loss contingency		34,204,032	34,204,032		25,011,049
Unamortized waiver fee		974,806			0
Waiver Agreement [Member]
Nonrefundable waiver fee	$ 1,000,000
Litigation Financing [Member]
Debt discount amount		272,512	272,512		353,996
Loans payable		23,493,442	23,493,442		24,347,513
Litigation Financing [Member] | Waiver Agreement [Member]
Debt discount amount	1,000,000
Claims Payment Maximum Amount	$ 5,000,000
Litigation Financing [Member] | Loans Payable [Member]
Debt discount amount		110,173	110,173		146,897
Loans payable		23,493,442	23,493,442		24,347,513
Amount receivable related to a loss contingency		24,850,933	24,850,933		$ 24,848,406
Poplar Falls LLC [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Amortization of debt discount		81,484		$ 68,140
Legal expense from fee amortization		$ 36,724		36,724
Poplar Falls LLC [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | Waiver Agreement [Member]
Interest expense from amortization of discount			$ 25,194	$ 0

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