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Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Cash Flow Supplemental Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Interest paid | $ 3,505 | $ 913 | $ 1,844
Income taxes net of refunds | 105,736 | 124,984 | 70,889
Makdad Industrial Supply Co., Inc |  |  |
Cash Flow Supplemental Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Business combination shares issued | 0 | 997 | 0
Acme Refrigeration of Baton Rouge LLC |  |  |
Cash Flow Supplemental Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Business combination shares issued | 0 | 2,551 | 0
N&S Supply of Fishkill, Inc |  |  |
Cash Flow Supplemental Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Business combination shares issued | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ (161)

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