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Loans Payable - Litigation Financing - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 06, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Unamortized waiver fee				$ 886,628	$ 0
Loans payable		$ 40,925,145		40,925,145		$ 46,743,703
Amount receivable related to a loss contingency		38,708,182		38,708,182		25,011,049
Waiver Agreement [Member]
Nonrefundable waiver fee	$ 1,000,000
Litigation Financing [Member]
Debt discount amount		186,382		186,382		353,996
Loans payable		23,706,579		23,706,579		24,347,513
Litigation Financing [Member] | Waiver Agreement [Member]
Claims Payment Maximum Amount	5,000,000
Debt discount amount	$ 1,000,000
Litigation Financing [Member] | Loans Payable [Member]
Debt discount amount		73,449		73,449		146,897
Loans payable		23,706,579		23,706,579		24,347,513
Amount receivable related to a loss contingency		24,853,038		24,853,038		$ 24,848,406
Poplar Falls LLC [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member]
Amortization of debt discount		86,130	$ 72,013	167,614	140,153
Interest from the fee amortization		36,724	36,724	73,448	73,448
Poplar Falls LLC [Member] | Pending Litigation [Member] | Waiver Agreement [Member]
Interest expense from amortization of discount		$ 88,178	$ 113,372	$ 0	$ 0

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