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Income Tax - Year of Expiration and Amount of Available Unused Net Operating Losses (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [Line Items] |  |
Unused net operating losses | $ 16,762 | $ 13,756
2018 [Member] |  |
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [Line Items] |  |
Unused net operating losses |  | 891
2019 [Member] |  |
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [Line Items] |  |
Unused net operating losses | 784 | 802
2020 [Member] |  |
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [Line Items] |  |
Unused net operating losses | 3,020 | 4,601
2021 [Member] |  |
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [Line Items] |  |
Unused net operating losses | 5,121 | 5,220
2022 [Member] |  |
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [Line Items] |  |
Unused net operating losses | 2,105 | 1,399
2023 [Member] |  |
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [Line Items] |  |
Unused net operating losses | 4,760 |
No expiration [Member] |  |
Disclosure of temporary difference, unused tax losses and unused tax credits [Line Items] |  |
Unused net operating losses | $ 972 | $ 843

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