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Reduction in equity due to incremental cost allocation.

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Number of securities into which the class of warrant or right may be converted. For example, but not limited to, 500,000 warrants may be converted into 1,000,000 shares.

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Latest date the outstanding debt instruments are required to be repaid, in YYYY-MM-DD format.

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Earliest date the outstanding debt instruments are required to be repaid, in YYYY-MM-DD format.

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Value of input used to measure long-term debt.

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The cash outflow for cost incurred directly with the issuance of an equity security.

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The cash inflow from issuance of rights to purchase common shares at predetermined price (usually issued together with corporate debt).

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The number of shares issued or sold by the subsidiary or equity method investee per stock transaction.

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Fair Value Financial Instruments - Warrant Liability - Additional Information (Detail)			9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 10, 2022 shares	Jun. 10, 2022 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 06, 2023 shares	Mar. 31, 2022 shares	Dec. 31, 2020 shares	Aug. 25, 2020 shares	Oct. 31, 2018 shares
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Purchase of number of shares \| shares	4,939,515
Class of warrant or right, Number of securities called by warrants or rights \| shares	4,939,515	90,552				3,703,703	28,363	551,378	1,873,622	700,000
Offering expenses				$ 0	$ 723,546
Net proceeds received from sale			$ 184,601
2022 Warrant [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Purchase of number of shares \| shares		4,939,515
Class of warrant or right, Number of securities called by warrants or rights \| shares		4,939,515
Offering expenses		$ 1,800,000
Beginning of business		Dec. 10, 2022
Ending of business		Jun. 10, 2027
Incremental costs		$ 1,800,000
Reduction in equity		1,087,000.000
Net proceeds received from sale		$ 14,700,000
2022 Warrant [Member] \| Measurement Input, Exercise Price [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Long-term debt measurement input		3.35
2022 Warrant [Member] \| Measurement Input, Share Price [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Long-term debt measurement input		3.35