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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross tax research other tax credit carryforwards | $ 42,000 |  |
Accrued interest on unrecognized tax benefits | 6,000 | $ 1,000 | $ 1,000
Net unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, related to foreign tax positions | $ 3,000 |  |
Change in valuation allowance |  | $ (4,000) | $ 3,000
Benefit of the tax incentive per share | $ 0.01 | $ 0.01 |
Tax provision related to historical outside basis differences | $ 33,000 |  |
Atotech [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Change in valuation allowance | 155,000 |  |
Inland Revenue, Singapore (IRAS) [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Benefit of the tax incentive | 50 | $ 400 |
Indefinite [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross tax research other tax credit carryforwards | 12,000 |  |
Foreign interest carryforwards | $ 444,000 |  |
U.S. Federal, State and Foreign [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax credit expiration period | 2036 |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | $ 370,000 |  |
Operating loss carryforwards expiration date | Dec. 31, 2039 |  |
U.S. Federal, State and Foreign [Member] | Indefinite [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | $ 52,000 |  |

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