Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award percentage from fair market price.

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Intrinsic value of equity-based compensation awards not vested. Stock units

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

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Number of common shares reserved for future issuance related to deferred compensation arrangements with individuals.

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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 authorized for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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

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Amount by which the current fair value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of options outstanding.

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Amount of difference between fair value of the underlying shares reserved for issuance and exercise price of vested portions of options outstanding and currently exercisable.

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Share-based compensation - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 07, 2018	Sep. 17, 2014	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Share based compensation expense			$ 900,000	$ 600,000
Issuance of stock option to purchase stock			7,000,000
Common stock reserved for issuance			2,717,400
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Intrinsic Value			$ 21,600		$ 0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Nonvested			0		$ 0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Intrinsic Value			$ 11,100	$ 0
Options granted			524,800	307,355	3,874,200
2014 Stock Incentive Plan
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Common stock reserved for issuance		3,000,000
Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award percentage of fair market Person holding more then 10% voting stock		110.00%
2018 Stock Incentive Plan
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Common stock reserved for issuance	4,000,000
Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award percentage of fair market Person holding more then 10% voting stock	110.00%