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Business Combinations - Estimates Fair Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ 43,308 | $ 3,133 | $ 0
Sinclair Interplanetary [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 132 |  |
Accounts receivable |  | 1,024 |  |
Intangible assets, net |  | 10,250 |  |
Other current liabilities |  | (2,494) |  |
Other assets and liabilities, net |  | 533 |  |
Identifiable net assets acquired |  | 9,445 |  |
Goodwill |  | 2,895 |  |
Total purchase price |  | 12,340 |  |
Advanced Solutions Inc [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 2,245 |  |
Accounts receivable |  | 1,920 |  |
Intangible assets, net |  | 15,900 |  |
Employee benefits payable |  | (1,310) |  |
Other assets and liabilities, net |  | 21 |  |
Identifiable net assets acquired |  | 18,776 |  |
Goodwill |  | 16,659 |  |
Total purchase price |  | 35,435 |  |
Planetary Systems Corporation [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | 3,655 |  |
Accounts receivable |  | 2,543 |  |
Inventories |  | 7,088 |  |
Intangible assets, net |  | 33,000 |  |
Contract liabilities | [1] | (5,352) |  |
Employee benefits payable |  | (1,212) |  |
Other current liabilities |  | (1,683) |  |
Non-current deferred tax liabilities |  | (6,762) |  |
Other assets and liabilities, net |  | 1,040 |  |
Identifiable net assets acquired |  | 32,317 |  |
Goodwill |  | 23,451 |  |
Total purchase price |  | $ 55,768 |  |
[1] | Contract liabilities was recorded under ASC 606 in accordance with ASU No. 2021-08; therefore a reduction in contract liabilities related to the estimated fair values of the acquired contract liabilities was not required.

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