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Earnings Per Share - Additional Information (Detail) - $ / shares shares in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2020
Stock Options [Member] |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of anti-dilutive securities | 2 |  | 2
Weighted average exercise price of options | $ 26.45 | $ 44.11 | $ 26.45
Stock Awards and Stock Options [Member] |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of anti-dilutive securities | 6 |  | 6
Common shares equivalents that would have been included in diluted average shares outstanding | 1 |  | 1
Maximum [Member] | Stock Options [Member] |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of anti-dilutive securities |  | 1 |

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