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Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, percentage of outstanding stock maximum to be incremented.

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Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized.

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Aggregate number of common shares reserved for future issuance.

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Amount of cost not yet recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Weighted-average period over which cost not yet recognized is expected to be recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Estimated period over which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the equity-based payment award, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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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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Number of shares under non-option equity instrument agreements for which rights to exercise lapsed.

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Number of shares authorized for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Amount of accumulated difference between fair value of underlying shares on dates of exercise and exercise price on options exercised (or share units converted) into shares.

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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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Per share weighted-average price paid for shares purchased on open market for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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The floor of a customized range of exercise prices for purposes of disclosing shares potentially issuable under outstanding stock option awards on all stock option plans and other required information pertaining to awards in the customized range.

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Percentage of vesting of award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Share-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2017	Jun. 28, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 11, 2019	Oct. 18, 2017	Oct. 17, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized for issuance				3,635,225
Share based compensation options granted				1,041,734
Exercise price of stock options	$ 5.90
Common stock reserved for issuance				489,657
Stock option exercised				78,610
Incentive Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares cancelled in connection with reorganization			402,857
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted shares in addition to stock option				50,000
Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share based compensation options granted				100,000
Weighted average grant-date fair value of awards granted				$ 5.62	$ 7.63
Aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercised				$ 400,000	$ 300,000
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested share-based awards				$ 7,700,000
Weighted average period				2 years 6 months
Operating Agreement [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized for issuance									573,156
Common stock available for issuance									159,890
2017 Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options vesting period	4 years
Number of shares authorized for issuance		1,785,416					2,696,401	1,785,416
Common stock available for issuance				329,457
Share based compensation options granted	1,154,989			870,434
Exercise price of stock options	$ 5.90
Fair value of option grants	$ 3.96
Number of shares to be incremented				607,324
Percentage of outstanding shares of common stock to be incremented				4.00%
Stock option exercised				78,610
2017 Plan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercise price per share of stock options as a percentage of fair market value of share of common stock		100.00%
2017 Plan [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options vesting period		10 years
2019 Inducement Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock available for issuance				160,200
Share based compensation options granted				171,300
Common stock reserved for issuance						331,500
25% Incentive Units Vesting [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of incentive units vesting				25.00%
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, award requisite service period				1 year
Remaining Balance of Incentive Units Vesting [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options vesting period				36 months
Performance-based Vesting Criteria [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense recognized				$ 0
Performance-based Vesting Criteria [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options vesting period				2 years
Granted shares in addition to stock option				50,000
Performance-based Vesting Criteria [Member] \| Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options vesting period				2 years
Share based compensation options granted				100,000
Performance-based Vesting Criteria 1 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of incentive units vesting				25.00%
Performance-based Vesting Criteria 2 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of incentive units vesting				50.00%