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Income Taxes - Schedule of Net Operating Loss Carryforwards (Detail) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	$ 858,063
2020
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	111,615
2022 to 2024
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	64,656
2025 to 2027
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	47,566
2028 to 2030
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	32,393
2031 to 2033
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	767
2034 to 2036
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	10,141
Thereafter
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	590,925
Federal
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	326,608
Net operating loss carryforwards that will not be available to offset	165,100
Federal | 2020
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	110,035
Federal | 2022 to 2024
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	46,827
Federal | 2025 to 2027
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	13,005
Federal | 2028 to 2030
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	0
Federal | 2031 to 2033
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	0
Federal | 2034 to 2036
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	4,246
Federal | Thereafter
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	152,495
State
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	41,784
State | 2020
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	0
State | 2022 to 2024
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	0
State | 2025 to 2027
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	0
State | 2028 to 2030
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	0
State | 2031 to 2033
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	767
State | 2034 to 2036
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	2,088
State | Thereafter
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	38,929
Foreign
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	489,671
Foreign | 2020
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	1,580
Foreign | 2022 to 2024
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	17,829
Foreign | 2025 to 2027
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	34,561
Foreign | 2028 to 2030
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	32,393
Foreign | 2031 to 2033
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	0
Foreign | 2034 to 2036
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	3,807
Foreign | Thereafter
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	$ 399,501

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