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Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |
Contribution by Plan participants as annual compensation percentage | 75.00% |  |
Plan Pro rata vesting period | 5 years |  |
Plan Expenses recognized | $ 30.2 | $ 8.1 | $ 7.8

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- Definition Amount of cost for defined contribution plan. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 70 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=49170846&loc=d3e28014-114942 + Details
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