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Stockholders' Equity and Earnings Per Common Share - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 31, 2023 | Mar. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Feb. 21, 2023 | Dec. 01, 2022
Stockholders Equity and Earnings Per Share Additional Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding Restricted Stock Unit Grant Prices Lower Limit |  | $ 14.20 |  |  |  |
Outstanding Restricted Stock Unit Grant Prices Upper Limit |  | $ 45.57 |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share |  | 700,000 | 300,000 |  |  |
Number of Treasury Shares Repurchased |  | 1,300,000 | 1,300,000 |  |  |
Cost of Shares Repurchased | [1] | $ 53.6 | $ 37.5 |  |  |
Authorized Shares of Preferred Stock |  | 25,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Par Value Per Share of Preferred Stock |  | $ 0.10 |  |  |  |
Issued Shares of Preferred Stock |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders Equity and Earnings Per Share Additional Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Treasury Shares Repurchased |  |  |  | 1,700,000 |  |
Cost of Shares Repurchased |  |  |  | $ 50.0 |  |
Repurchase Program Authorized in December 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders Equity and Earnings Per Share Additional Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Authorized Amount of Treasury Share Repurchases Under Stock Repurchase Program |  |  |  |  |  | $ 200.0
Repurchase Program Authorized in February 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders Equity and Earnings Per Share Additional Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Authorized Amount of Treasury Share Repurchases Under Stock Repurchase Program |  |  |  |  | $ 250.0 |
[1] | 1Includes a de minimis amount of commissions and $0.1 million of excise tax for the three months ended March 31, 2023. There were no commissions or excise taxes during the three months ended March 31, 2022.

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