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Stock-Based Compensation Expense - Stock-Based Compensation Expense (Detail) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract] |  |  |
Recognition period for unrecognized compensation expense | 1 year 4 months 24 days |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |
Stock-based compensation expense | $ 43,774,000 | $ 42,661,000 | $ 45,589,000
Income tax benefit recognized related to stock-based compensation expense | 6,764,000 | 6,569,000 | 7,756,000
Compensation expense capitalized | 0 | 0 | 0
Product cost of revenue [Member] |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |
Stock-based compensation expense | 1,345,000 | 1,365,000 | 1,504,000
Research, development, and engineering expenses |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |
Stock-based compensation expense | 13,535,000 | 13,387,000 | 15,748,000
Selling, general, and administrative [Member] |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |
Stock-based compensation expense | $ 28,894,000 | $ 27,909,000 | $ 28,337,000

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