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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Lease Term or Estimated Useful Lives of Assets (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Land use right [Member] | Bottom of range [Member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about Right-of-use assets [Line Items] |
Lease Term or Estimated Useful Lives of Assets | 2 years
Land use right [Member] | Top Of Range [Member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about Right-of-use assets [Line Items] |
Lease Term or Estimated Useful Lives of Assets | 37 years
Buildings [Member] | Bottom of range [Member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about Right-of-use assets [Line Items] |
Lease Term or Estimated Useful Lives of Assets | 2 years
Buildings [Member] | Top Of Range [Member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about Right-of-use assets [Line Items] |
Lease Term or Estimated Useful Lives of Assets | 3 years
Motor vehicles [Member] | Bottom of range [Member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about Right-of-use assets [Line Items] |
Lease Term or Estimated Useful Lives of Assets | 1 year
Motor vehicles [Member] | Top Of Range [Member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about Right-of-use assets [Line Items] |
Lease Term or Estimated Useful Lives of Assets | 3 years
Office equipment [Member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about Right-of-use assets [Line Items] |
Lease Term or Estimated Useful Lives of Assets | 5 years

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