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Subsequent Event - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)																				3 Months Ended						12 Months Ended
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Bank Of America [Member]
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Term loans repaid																										$ 1,500,000
Term Loan [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, principal Periodic payment																							$ 800,000	$ 1,400,000
Debt Instrument, Frequency of Periodic Payment																										quarterly installment
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Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, principal Periodic payment																				$ 1,400,000	$ 1,100,000
Term Loan [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, principal Periodic payment																						$ 1,400,000			$ 1,400,000
Term Loan [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, principal Periodic payment																						1,100,000			$ 800,000
Term Loan [Member] | First Amendment to Credit Agreement [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Frequency of Periodic Payment																		quarterly installment
Term Loan [Member] | First Amendment to Credit Agreement [Member] | Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, principal Periodic payment	$ 500,000	$ 500,000	$ 312,500	$ 312,500	$ 312,500	$ 312,500	$ 312,500	$ 312,500	$ 312,500	$ 312,500	$ 250,000	$ 250,000	$ 250,000	$ 187,500	$ 187,500	$ 187,500	$ 187,500
Term Loan [Member] | Bank Of America [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument face amount																						15,200,000				$ 15,200,000
Term Loan [Member] | Bank Of America [Member] | First Amendment to Credit Agreement [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt borrowed																			$ 10.0
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Variable interest rate																										1.00
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Interest Expense [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Commitment Fee Paid																										28,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage added to variable rate																										2.65%
Commitment fee rate																										0.675%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage added to variable rate																										1.15%
Commitment fee rate																										0.25%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate basis spread																			1.00%							1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate basis spread																										3.65%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate basis spread																										2.15%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Bank Of America [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity																						$ 10,000,000.0				$ 10,000,000.0
Subsequent Event [Member] | Term Loan [Member] | Bank Of America [Member] | First Amendment to Credit Agreement [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument face amount																			$ 10.0
Subsequent Event [Member] | Term Loan [Member] | Bank Of America [Member] | Existing Credit Agreement [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Term loans repaid																			2.6
Debt instrument face amount																			$ 10.0
Subsequent Event [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | First Amendment to Credit Agreement [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Variable interest rate																			0.50
Subsequent Event [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | First Amendment to Credit Agreement [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage added to variable rate																			1.30%
Commitment fee rate																			0.30%
Subsequent Event [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | First Amendment to Credit Agreement [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage added to variable rate																			0.60%
Commitment fee rate																			0.15%
Subsequent Event [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | First Amendment to Credit Agreement [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate basis spread																			0.50%
Subsequent Event [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | First Amendment to Credit Agreement [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate basis spread																			2.30%
Subsequent Event [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | First Amendment to Credit Agreement [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate basis spread																			1.60%
Subsequent Event [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Bank Of America [Member] | First Amendment to Credit Agreement [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument face amount																			$ 22.5
Maximum borrowing capacity																			$ 10,000,000.0

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