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Summary of Business and Significant Accounting Principles - Warranty Accrual (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Movement in Standard Product Warranty Accrual [Roll Forward]
Warranty accrual, beginning balance	$ 7,058,769	$ 142,560
Accrual for warranty	92,191	7,981,413
Warranty costs incurred	(1,149,096)	(1,065,204)
Warranty accrual, ending balance	$ 6,001,864	$ 7,058,769

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- Definition

A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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- Definition

Amount as of the balance sheet date of the aggregate standard product warranty liability. Does not include the balance for the extended product warranty liability.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
-Subparagraph (c)(1),(c)(5)
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Amount of increase in the standard product warranty accrual from warranties issued. Excludes extended product warranties.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
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Standard Product Warranty Accrual, Costs Incurred

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