Carrying amount of investments in equity method investees and the carrying amount, after adjustment, of cost-method investments.

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Income received from cost and equity method investments funds during the period.

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Percentage of the Variable Interest Entity's (VIE) voting interest owned by (or beneficial interest in) the reporting entity (directly or indirectly).

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 810
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5A
-Subparagraph (d)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=108788376&loc=SL6759159-111685

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Non-Marketable Investments - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Fair Value Investments Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Carrying value of the Company's non-marketable investments	$ 2,400,000		$ 2,400,000		$ 2,500,000
Distributions received from funds	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Limited Partnerships Investments [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Investments Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Ownership interest of Company			5.00%