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Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) € in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2023 CAD ($)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value, measurement with unobservable inputs reconciliation, recurring basis, asset, transfers, net	$ 0	$ 0
Euro Forward Contract
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Foreign currency forward contracts | €			€ 40.0
Canadian Dollar Forward Contract
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Foreign currency forward contracts				$ 46.2

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Amount of transfer of financial instrument classified as an asset into (out of) level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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Fair value portion of asset contracts related to the exchange of different currencies, including, but not limited to, foreign currency options, forward contracts, and swaps.

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