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Income Taxes - Schedule of Additional Information Relating to Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Interest and penalties | $ 17,992 | $ 18,579 | $ 18,882 | $ 18,376
Reversal of interest and penalties | $ 6,344 | $ 5,210 | $ 3,757 |

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- Definition The amount of estimated penalties and interest accrued as of the balance sheet date arising from income tax examinations. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 15 -Subparagraph (c) -URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121826272&loc=d3e32718-109319 + Details
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