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Income Taxes - Summary Of Valuation Allowance (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Beginning Balance |  | $ 57,873 | $ 54,300 | $ 58,834
Charged to Provision for Income Taxes | [1] | 64,310 | 1,467 | (1,647)
Other | [2] | (2,719) | 2,106 | (2,887)
Ending Balance |  | $ 119,464 | $ 57,873 | $ 54,300
[1] | These amounts have been recorded as part of the income statement provision for income taxes. The income statement effects of these amounts have largely been offset by amounts related to changes in other deferred tax balance sheet accounts. The increase in the 2024 charge to the provision for income taxes can be attributed to an increase in foreign net operating losses.
[2] | The changes in the valuation allowance during the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 are primarily due to the effect of foreign currency translation on a valuation allowance related to a net operating loss carryforward.

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