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Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Effective Tax Rate to U.S. Federal Statutory Rate (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
U.S. Federal statutory rate	21.00%	21.00%	21.00%
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit	1.50%	2.30%	1.80%
Foreign operations, net	(0.40%)	(1.40%)	(0.90%)
U.S. Benefits for Manufacturing, Export and credits	(2.60%)	(1.90%)	(2.00%)
Uncertain Tax Items	(0.10%)	(1.30%)	(1.00%)
Stock compensation	(1.70%)	(1.00%)	(1.50%)
U.S. Tax on Foreign Earnings	3.90%	2.20%	2.60%
U.S. General Basket FTC	(2.90%)	(0.10%)	(0.30%)
Other	0.30%	(0.50%)	(0.30%)
Consolidated effective tax rate	19.10%	19.40%	19.50%

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