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Restricted Stock, Performance Share and Cash Awards - Schedule of Restricted Stock Awards Vesting Periods (Detail) - Restricted Stock Units Granted [Member] - shares | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Vesting Period [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares granted in the period | 314,000 | 405,870 | 399,900 | 326,584 | 422,610 | 414,700
Vesting Period One Year [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting Period [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares granted in the period |  |  |  | 10,105 | 16,740 | 14,800
Vesting period, years |  |  |  | 1 year |  |
Vesting Period Two Years [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting Period [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares granted in the period |  |  |  | 2,105 | 8,870 | 12,000
Vesting period, years |  |  |  | 2 years |  |
Vesting Period Five Years [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting Period [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares granted in the period |  |  |  | 314,374 | 397,000 | 387,900
Vesting period, years |  |  |  | 5 years |  |

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- Definition Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120381028&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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