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Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Jun. 30, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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Strategic Investment | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Strategic investments fair value | $ 23.8 | $ 16.5

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