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Quarterly Financial Data - Unaudited - Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholder's Equity / (Deficit) (Detail) - USD ($) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2023 | Mar. 31, 2023 | Mar. 06, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Jul. 10, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2022 | Jun. 10, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Aug. 25, 2020 | Oct. 31, 2018
Beginning Balance |  | $ (70,648,430) | $ (88,674,942) | $ (66,992,873) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  | 166,069 | 585,654 | 1,811,551 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock issued for warrants exercised |  | 303,349 | 303,349 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock issued for exercise of warrant , Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,703,703 |  | 4,939,515 |  | 90,552 | 28,363 |  | 551,378 | 1,873,622 | 700,000
Fair value of warrants issued | $ 2,381,004 | 390,809 | 3,926,962 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income / (loss) |  | (6,052,860) | (3,884,602) | (29,822,431) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending Balance | $ (85,906,534) | (75,841,063) | (85,906,534) | (88,674,942) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Previously Reported [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' deficit |  |  |  |  | $ (65,017,481) | $ (57,453,484) |  | $ (70,944,274) |  | $ (63,853,295) |  | $ (72,445,582) | $ (62,488,638) |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  | (65,017,481) | (76,544,758) | (62,488,638) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income / (loss) |  |  |  | (30,883,322) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending Balance |  |  |  | (76,544,758) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation Financing Adjustment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' deficit |  |  |  | 1,844,260 | 3,902,384 | 2,322,725 |  | (812,244) |  | (3,462,754) |  | (3,005,466) | (4,001,135) |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  | 3,902,384 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income / (loss) |  |  |  | 5,845,395 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Adjustments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' deficit |  |  |  | 131,123 | 916,712 | 627,408 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | (311,123) | 0 |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  | 916,712 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income / (loss) |  |  |  | 131,123 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2022 Warrant Adjustment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' deficit |  |  |  |  | (9,946,945) | (8,870,064) |  | (10,436,569) |  | (11,648,889) |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  | (9,946,945) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in Unconsolidated Entities Adjustments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' deficit |  |  |  |  | (503,100) | (503,100) |  | (503,100) |  | (503,100) |  | (503,100) | (503,100) |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  | (503,100) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restated [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' deficit |  |  |  |  | (70,648,430) | (63,876,515) |  | (82,696,187) |  | (79,468,038) |  | (76,265,271) | (66,992,873) |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  | (70,648,430) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revision of Prior Period, Adjustment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' deficit |  |  |  |  | $ (5,630,949) | (6,423,031) |  | (11,751,913) |  | (15,614,743) |  | (3,819,689) | (4,504,235) |  |  |
Common Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  | $ 1,998 | $ 1,954 | $ 1,431 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance, Shares |  | 19,981,901 | 19,540,310 | 14,309,315 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock issued for warrants exercised |  | $ 9 | $ 9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock issued for exercise of warrant , Shares | 90,552 |  | 90,552 |  | 90,552 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending Balance | $ 2,042 | $ 2,007 | $ 2,042 | $ 1,954 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending Balance, Shares | 20,420,896 | 20,072,453 | 20,420,896 | 19,540,310 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock [Member] | Previously Reported [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' deficit |  |  |  |  | $ 1,998 | $ 1,989 |  | $ 1,950 |  | $ 1,946 |  | $ 1,448 | $ 1,431 |  |  |
Stockholders' deficit, Shares |  |  |  |  | 19,981,901 | 19,893,450 |  | 19,507,469 |  | 19,464,950 |  | 14,487,146 | 14,309,315 |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  |  | $ 1,954 | $ 1,431 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance, Shares |  |  | 19,540,310 | 14,309,315 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending Balance |  |  |  | $ 1,954 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending Balance, Shares |  |  |  | 19,540,310 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock [Member] | Litigation Financing Adjustment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' deficit |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' deficit, Shares |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock [Member] | Other Adjustments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' deficit |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' deficit, Shares |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock [Member] | Restated [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' deficit |  |  |  |  | $ 1,998 | $ 1,989 |  | $ 1,950 |  | $ 1,946 |  | $ 1,448 | $ 1,431 |  |  |
Stockholders' deficit, Shares |  |  |  |  | 19,981,901 | 19,893,450 |  | 19,507,469 |  | 19,464,950 |  | 14,487,146 | 14,309,315 |  |  |
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  | $ 262,164,455 | $ 256,963,264 | $ 248,823,425 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  | 166,069 | 585,654 | 1,811,551 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock issued for warrants exercised |  | 303,340 | 303,340 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of warrants issued |  | 390,809 | 3,926,962 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending Balance | $ 263,616,186 | 263,024,673 | 263,616,186 | 256,963,264 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] | Previously Reported [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' deficit |  |  |  |  | $ 271,083,470 | $ 270,608,427 |  | $ 264,621,682 |  | $ 264,323,108 |  | $ 249,189,881 | $ 249,055,600 |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  |  | 265,882,279 | 249,055,600 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending Balance |  |  |  | 265,882,279 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] | Litigation Financing Adjustment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' deficit |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] | Other Adjustments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' deficit |  |  |  | (232,175) | (232,175) | (232,175) |  | (232,175) |  | (232,175) |  | (232,175) | (232,175) |  |  |
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] | 2022 Warrant Adjustment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' deficit |  |  |  |  | (8,686,840) | (8,686,840) |  | (8,686,840) |  | (8,686,840) |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] | Investment in Unconsolidated Entities Adjustments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' deficit |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] | Restated [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' deficit |  |  |  |  | 262,164,455 | 261,689,412 |  | 255,702,667 |  | 255,404,093 |  | 248,957,706 | 248,823,425 |  |  |
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] | Revision of Prior Period, Adjustment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' deficit |  |  |  |  | (8,919,015) | (8,919,015) |  | (8,919,015) |  | (8,919,015) |  | (232,175) | (232,175) |  |  |
Accumulated Deficit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  | (284,066,697) | (301,442,776) | (279,362,917) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income / (loss) |  | (3,813,287) | 5,345,819 | (22,079,859) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending Balance | (296,096,957) | (287,879,984) | (296,096,957) | (301,442,776) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated Deficit [Member] | Previously Reported [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' deficit |  |  |  |  | (287,354,763) | (281,631,073) |  | (293,459,800) |  | (288,004,571) |  | (283,321,086) | (275,090,857) |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  |  | (298,231,607) | (275,090,857) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending Balance |  |  |  | (298,231,607) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated Deficit [Member] | Litigation Financing Adjustment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' deficit |  |  |  | 1,844,260 | 3,902,384 | 2,322,725 |  | (812,244) |  | (3,462,754) |  | (3,005,466) | (4,001,135) |  |  |
Accumulated Deficit [Member] | Other Adjustments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' deficit |  |  |  | 363,298 | 1,148,887 | 859,583 |  | 232,175 |  | 232,175 |  | (78,948) | 232,175 |  |  |
Accumulated Deficit [Member] | 2022 Warrant Adjustment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' deficit |  |  |  |  | (1,260,105) | (183,224) |  | (1,749,729) |  | (2,962,049) |  |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated Deficit [Member] | Investment in Unconsolidated Entities Adjustments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' deficit |  |  |  |  | (503,100) | (503,100) |  | (503,100) |  | (503,100) |  | (503,100) | (503,100) |  |  |
Accumulated Deficit [Member] | Restated [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' deficit |  |  |  |  | (284,066,697) | (279,135,089) |  | (296,292,698) |  | (294,700,299) |  | (286,908,600) | (279,362,917) |  |  |
Accumulated Deficit [Member] | Revision of Prior Period, Adjustment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' deficit |  |  |  |  | 3,288,066 | 2,495,984 |  | (2,832,898) |  | (6,695,728) |  | (3,587,514) | (4,272,060) |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  | (48,748,186) | (44,197,384) | (36,454,812) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income / (loss) |  | (2,239,573) | (9,230,421) | (7,742,572) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending Balance | $ (53,427,805) | $ (50,987,759) | (53,427,805) | (44,197,384) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Member] | Previously Reported [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' deficit |  |  |  |  | (48,748,186) | (46,432,827) |  | (42,108,106) |  | (40,173,778) |  | (38,315,825) | (36,454,812) |  |  |
Beginning Balance |  |  | $ (44,197,384) | (36,454,812) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending Balance |  |  |  | (44,197,384) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Member] | Litigation Financing Adjustment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' deficit |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Member] | Other Adjustments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' deficit |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Member] | Restated [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' deficit |  |  |  |  | $ (48,748,186) | $ (46,432,827) |  | $ (42,108,106) |  | $ (40,173,778) |  | $ (38,315,825) | $ (36,454,812) |  |  |

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