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Stock Repurchase Program - Stock Repurchase Activities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Feb. 28, 2022 | Nov. 30, 2021 | Jan. 31, 2023 | [1] | Jan. 31, 2022 | [2],[3]
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchases of treasury stock (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 806,000 | 701,000
Aggregate purchased shares |  |  |  |  | $ 260,724 | $ 245,000
Reissuance of treasury stock |  |  |  |  | 811,000 | 895,000
Accelerated Share Repurchase Program December 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchases of treasury stock (in shares) |  | 900,000 |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchase Program December 2022 | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share repurchases settlement of equity forward (in shares) | 107,020 |  |  |  |  |
Stock repurchase program, prepayment during period, derivative settlement | $ 45,000 |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchase Program August 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share repurchases settlement of equity forward (in shares) |  |  |  | 107,701 |  |
Stock repurchase program, prepayment during period, derivative settlement |  |  |  | $ 35,000 |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchase Program December 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Share repurchases settlement of equity forward (in shares) |  |  | 161,215 |  |  |
Stock repurchase program, prepayment during period, derivative settlement |  |  | $ 40,000 |  |  |
[1] | Excluded the 107,020 shares and $45.0 million equity forward contract from the December 2022 ASR settled in February 2023.
[2] | Excluded the 161,215 shares and $40.0 million equity forward contract from the December 2021 ASR settled in February 2022.
[3] | Included the 107,701 shares and $35.0 million equity forward contract from the August 2021 ASR settled in November 2021.

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