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Fair Value Of Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 22, 2021 | Aug. 25, 2021 | Jul. 12, 2021
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Warrants and rights outstanding | $ 58,227 | $ 0 |  |  | $ 6,514
Transfers between fair value measurement levels | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |
Public Warrants [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Exercise price of warrants or rights | $ 3.58 |  | $ 0.2843 | $ 2.96 |
Warrants and rights outstanding |  |  |  | $ 48,149 |
Private Placement Warrants [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Warrants and rights outstanding | $ 58,227 |  |  |  |

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