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Concentration of Credit Risk, Significant Customers and Geographic Information - Schedule of Long Lived Assets by Geographic Area (Detail) - Long Lived Assets [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |
Long-Lived Assets | $ 194,558 | $ 91,216
Concentration risk percentage | 100.00% | 100.00%
United States [Member] |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |
Long-Lived Assets | $ 148,248 | $ 34,303
Concentration risk percentage | 76.00% | 38.00%
New Zealand [Member] |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |
Long-Lived Assets | $ 45,050 | $ 43,323
Concentration risk percentage | 23.00% | 47.00%
Canada [Member] |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |
Long-Lived Assets | $ 1,260 | $ 13,590
Concentration risk percentage | 1.00% | 15.00%

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- Definition Long-lived assets other than financial instruments, long-term customer relationships of a financial institution, mortgage and other servicing rights, deferred policy acquisition costs, and deferred tax assets. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 280 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 41 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123359005&loc=d3e9038-108599 + Details
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