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Business Segment Information - Long-lived assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Business Segment Information [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	$ 582,217	$ 547,913	$ 494,003
United States [Member]
Business Segment Information [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	429,469	395,446	350,615
Americas Other [Member]
Business Segment Information [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	1,663	1,662	1,179
Total Americas [Member]
Business Segment Information [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	431,132	397,108	351,794
Europe [Member]
Business Segment Information [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	133,465	130,806	119,978
Asia [Member]
Business Segment Information [Line Items]
Long-lived assets	$ 17,620	$ 19,999	$ 22,231

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