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Income Taxes - Summary of Provision for Income Taxes (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 239 | $ (4,142) | $ 36,027
U.S. state and local |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,828 | 3,928 | 6,449
Foreign |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30,788 | 52,943 | 46,982
UBT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3) | 1,278 | (1,953)
Provision for income taxes, Current |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 37,852 | 54,007 | 87,505
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (11,050) | (11,565) | (32,527)
U.S. state and local |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5,848) | 8,537 | 149
Foreign |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,602 | 506 | 6,671
UBT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,253) | (1,674) | 1,970
Provision for income taxes, Deferred |  |  |  | $ 2,686 |  |  |  |  | $ 2,622 | $ 6,798 | (16,549) | (4,196) | (23,737)
Provision for income taxes | $ (6,729) | $ 8,558 | $ 8,599 | $ 10,875 | $ 4,075 | $ 6,691 | $ 13,261 | $ 25,784 |  |  | $ 21,303 | $ 49,811 | $ 63,768

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