Securities Purchase Agreements - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 24, 2015	Mar. 24, 2015	Oct. 21, 2011	Apr. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2016
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Sale of common stock					73,469,571		73,469,571		73,469,571
Fair value of warrants					$ 127,000		$ 127,000		$ 300,000
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities					$ (170,000)	$ (1,200,000)	$ (173,000)	$ (283,000)
2015 Securities Purchase Agreement [Member]
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Sale of common stock		8,980,773
Warrants to purchase shares of common stock		4,490,387
Securities issued price per share		$ 0.41			$ 0.14		$ 0.14		$ 0.21
Proceeds from issuance of securities		$ 3,682,000
Warrants exercise price	$ 0.61
Warrants expiration date							Sep. 24, 2020
Common stock warrants exercise, description							The 2015 Warrants are subject to limitation on exercise if the Holder or its affiliates would beneficially own more than 9.99%/4.99% of the total number of the Company’s shares of common stock following such exercise.
Fair value of warrants					$ 127,000		$ 127,000		$ 300,000
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities							$ (173,000)
2015 Securities Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Common Stockholders [Member]
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Ownership percentage							9.99%
2015 Securities Purchase Agreement [Member] \| Shareholder Affiliates [Member]
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Ownership percentage							4.99%
2011 Securities Purchase Agreement [Member]
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Sale of common stock				6,352,293
Warrants to purchase shares of common stock				2,540,918
Securities issued price per share				$ 1.92
Proceeds from issuance of securities				$ 12,196,000
Warrants exercise price			$ 2.56				$ 2.30
Warrants expiration date							Oct. 21, 2016

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