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Defined benefit plan expected future benefit payments year one through five.

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Defined benefit plan, expected future benefit payments, year six through ten.

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Employee salary benefits payments period.

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Amount of actuarial present value of benefits attributed to employee service rendered, excluding assumptions about future compensation level.

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Amount, after tax, of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for gain (loss) of defined benefit plan, that has not been recognized in net periodic benefit (cost) credit.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of contribution expected to be received by defined benefit plan from employer in next fiscal year following current fiscal year.

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Amount of asset segregated and restricted to provide benefit under defined benefit plan. Asset includes, but is not limited to, stock, bond, other investment, earning from investment, and contribution by employer and employee.

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Amount of net periodic benefit cost (credit) for defined benefit plan.

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Amount of cost for defined contribution plan.

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Amount of discretionary contributions made by an employer to a defined contribution plan.

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Percentage of employees' gross pay for which the employer contributes a matching contribution to a defined contribution plan.

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Pension Benefits - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
Pension Benefits - Additional Information (Detail)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 TWD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 HKD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Accumulated benefit obligation	$ 266,000			$ 247,000
Prepaid pension	134,000			142,000
Fair value of plan assets	473,000			463,000
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(15,000)			(4,000)
Net periodic benefit cost	(2,000)			1,000	$ 3,000
Defined benefit plan, expected contribution in 2023	0
Expected future benefit payments from 2024 to 2028	10,000
Expected future benefit payments from 2029 to 2033	$ 75,000
Hong Kong
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of salaries and wages contributed	5.00%	5.00%	5.00%
Pension Plan \| Operating Expenses
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Total amount of defined contribution pension expenses	$ 163,000			$ 167,000	$ 193,000
Pension Plan \| Taiwan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of salaries and wages contributed	2.00%	2.00%	2.00%
Maximum
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Lump sum retirement benefit, equivalent months of pensionable salary	45 months	45 months	45 months
Maximum \| Taiwan \| Monthly Payment
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Maximum monthly contribution for each employee	$ 293	$ 9,000
Maximum \| Hong Kong \| Monthly Payment
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Maximum monthly contribution for each employee	$ 192		$ 1,500
Minimum \| Pension Plan \| Taiwan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of salaries and wages contributed	6.00%	6.00%	6.00%
For each of first 15 years of service
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Lump sum retirement benefit, equivalent months of pensionable salary	2 months	2 months	2 months
For each year of service thereafter
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Lump sum retirement benefit, equivalent months of pensionable salary	1 month	1 month	1 month