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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2021 | Jan. 31, 2022
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Effective income tax rate | 24.30% | 23.80% | 24.40% | 23.60% |
Provisional deferred tax - GILTI |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Unrecognized tax benefits |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000
Impact of unrecognized tax benefits if recognized |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000
Period of expiration of the statute of limitations for certain jurisdictions |  |  | within the next twelve months |  |
Jurisdictions statutes of limitations expiration period |  |  | 12 months |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Accrued interest and penalties | $ 1,000,000 |  | $ 1,000,000 |  |
Foreign and U.S. state and local jurisdictions have statutes of limitations, in years |  |  | 4 years |  |
Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Foreign and U.S. state and local jurisdictions have statutes of limitations, in years |  |  | 3 years |  |

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