Business Combinations - Summary of Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Results of Operations (Details) - IDV Solutions LLC - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	8 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 1,882	$ 2,595	$ 4,900	$ 5,437	$ 7,713
Net income (loss)	$ (691)	$ (48)	$ (2,274)	$ (2,419)	$ (1,189)
Basic and diluted earnings per share pro forma	$ (0.02)	$ 0.00		$ (0.09)	$ (0.09)

Business acquisition pro forma earnings per share basic and diluted.

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The pro forma net Income or Loss for the period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (h)(2)-(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=79982066&loc=d3e1392-128463

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The pro forma revenue for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of the period.

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