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Long-Term Debt, Net - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)		6 Months Ended
	May 04, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 07, 2022	Apr. 15, 2022
2018 Revolving Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility agreement date		Feb. 12, 2018
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 50,000,000.0
Line of credit facility maximum borrowing capacity subject to certain conditions		$ 100,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, maturity date		Feb. 12, 2020
Line of credit				$ 0
Line of credit facility, borrowings outstanding				$ 0
2018 Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] \| First Amendment to the Revolving Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 75,000,000.0
Line of credit facility maximum borrowing capacity subject to certain conditions		$ 125,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, maturity date		Apr. 15, 2022
2018 Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] \| Swingline Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 5,000,000.0
2018 Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] \| Letters of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 2,500,000
2022 Revolving Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Agreement termination date	Jul. 29, 2022
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 250,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, maturity date	May 04, 2027	May 04, 2027
Line of credit	$ 29,000,000.0	$ 29,000,000
Additional credit facility capacity, subject to certain conditions	$ 100,000,000.0
Quarterly commitment fee	0.20%
Line of credit facility increase in rate of interest in event of default	2.00%
Line of credit facility, borrowings outstanding	$ 29,000,000.0	$ 29,000,000
2022 Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity			$ 250,000,000.0
Fixed charge coverage ratio	1.25
2022 Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity			$ 350,000,000.0
Leverage ratio	2.25
2022 Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] \| Swingline Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 25,000,000.0
2022 Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] \| Letters of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 2,500,000
2022 Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] \| Federal Funds Rate Plus [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument basis spread on variable rate	0.50%
2022 Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] \| BSBY Rate Plus [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
2017 Term Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility agreement date		Dec. 07, 2017
Agreement termination date		May 04, 2022
2017 Term Credit Agreement [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt issuance costs written off		$ 100,000
2017 Term Credit Agreement [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date		Sep. 07, 2025
2017 Term Credit Agreement [Member] \| Term Loan [Member] \| Prime Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
2017 Term Credit Agreement [Member] \| Term Loan [Member] \| Adjusted London Interbank Offered Rate LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument basis spread on variable rate		1.50%
Leverage Ratio Is Less Than 1.0 To 1.0 [Member] \| 2022 Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] \| Bloomberg Short-Term Bank Yield Index [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument basis spread on variable rate	1.125%
Leverage Ratio Is Less Than 1.0 To 1.0 [Member] \| 2022 Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] \| Interest Rate Floors
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument basis spread on variable rate	0.125%
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument basis spread on variable rate	1.375%
Leverage Ratio Is Greater Than Or Equal To 1.0 To 1.0 [Member] \| 2022 Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] \| Interest Rate Floors
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument basis spread on variable rate	0.375%
Term Loan [Member] \| 2022 Revolving Credit Agreement [Member] \| BSBY Rate Plus [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument basis spread on variable rate	1.125%