Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]

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- Definition

Amount of required minimum license maintenance fees payments due in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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- Definition

Amount of required minimum license maintenance fees payments due thereafter following the latest fiscal year.

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- Definition

Payment for upfront licensing fee.

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- Definition

Percentage of royalty on sale of product.

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- Definition

Date which lease or group of leases is set to expire, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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- Definition

Term of the lessor's leasing arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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This element represents the payments that the lessee is obligated to make or can be required to make in connection with a property under the terms of an agreement classified as an operating lease, excluding contingent rentals and a guarantee by the lessee of the lessor's debt and the lessee's obligation to pay (apart from the rental payments) executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 840
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Contingencies and Commitments - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)			12 Months Ended
	Jun. 21, 2016	Mar. 21, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
License and Assignment Commitment [Member]
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Payment of annual license maintenance fees			$ 50,000
Payment of annual license maintenance fees			$ 50,000
Percentage of royalty on sales of the licensed product			6.00%
Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| License and Assignment Commitment [Member]
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Upfront license fee payments	$ 350,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| License and Assignment Commitment [Member]
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Upfront license fee payments		$ 100,000
Office Property Lease Agreement [Member]
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Term of lease			1 year
Lease expiration date			Jul. 31, 2016
Minimum rental payments			$ 17,500