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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective tax rate | 15.70% | 14.40% |  |  | 17.00% | 20.40% |
Income tax reconciliation nondeductible expense executive compensation |  | $ 5.0 |  |  |  | $ 5.0 |
Effective tax rate increased related to limitations on deduction of executive compensation |  |  | 9.80% | 7.50% |  | 3.80% |
Amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits excluding interest and penalties | $ 47.5 |  |  |  | $ 47.5 |  | $ 43.5
Net unrecognized tax benefit excluding interest and penalties that would impact effective tax rate | 39.2 |  |  |  | 39.2 |  |
Accrued interest on unrecognized tax benefits | $ 0.6 |  |  |  | 0.6 |  | $ 0.5
Net unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, related to foreign tax positions |  |  |  |  | $ 0.9 |  |

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