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Income Tax - Year of Expiration and Amount of Available Unused Net Operating Losses (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Unused net operating losses | $ 13,756 | $ 18,225
2016 [Member] |  |
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [Line Items] |  |
Unused net operating losses |  | 1,411
2017 [Member] |  |
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [Line Items] |  |
Unused net operating losses | 891 | 2,444
2018 [Member] |  |
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [Line Items] |  |
Unused net operating losses | 802 | 1,866
2019 [Member] |  |
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [Line Items] |  |
Unused net operating losses | 4,601 | 7,555
2020 [Member] |  |
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [Line Items] |  |
Unused net operating losses | 5,220 | 4,805
2021 [Member] |  |
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [Line Items] |  |
Unused net operating losses | 1,399 |
No expiration [Member] |  |
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [Line Items] |  |
Unused net operating losses | $ 843 | $ 144

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