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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 24, 2025 | Sep. 27, 2025 | Oct. 07, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023
Business Acquisition, Date of Acquisition Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, net of cash acquired |  |  |  | $ 90,305 | $ 55,819 | $ 18,245
Recognized of customer relationships as goodwill |  |  |  | 527,886 | 325,992 | 140,905
Acquisition-related expenses |  |  |  | 20,281 | 8,229 | $ 203
Acquisition-related liabilities paid |  |  |  | $ 11,871 | 8,699 |
Maximum [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Date of Acquisition Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite lived intangible assets useful lives |  |  |  | 12 years |  |
Maximum [Member] | Tradenames [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Date of Acquisition Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite lived intangible assets useful lives |  |  |  | 7 years |  |
LiveIntent, Inc [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Date of Acquisition Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |
Date of agreement |  |  | Oct. 07, 2024 |  |  |
Name of acquired entity |  |  | LiveIntent, Inc. |  |  |
Fair value of aggregate purchase consideration |  |  | $ 276,976 |  |  |
Amount paid for cash acquired |  |  | 26,983 |  |  |
Fair value of earn outs |  |  | 16,898 |  |  |
Business acquisition, net of cash acquired |  |  | 55,819 |  |  |
Recognized of customer relationships intangibles |  |  | 29,760 |  |  |
Business combination, recognized identifiable, assets acquired and liabilities assumed, property, plan and equipment |  |  | 36,180 |  |  |
Recognized of customer relationships as goodwill |  |  | 176,456 |  |  |
Other net assets |  |  | $ 22,360 |  |  |
Finite lived intangible assets useful lives |  |  | 4 years |  |  |
Acquisition-related expenses |  |  |  |  | 8,229 |
Business acquisiton holdbacks |  |  | $ 14,350 |  |  |
Acquisition-related liabilities paid |  |  |  | $ 1,205 |  |
LiveIntent, Inc [Member] | Tradenames [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Date of Acquisition Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed indefinite lived intangible assets |  |  | $ 12,220 |  |  |
LiveIntent, Inc [Member] | Class A Common Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Date of Acquisition Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, number of shares |  |  | 5,839,656 |  |  |
Kinetic Data Solutions, LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Date of Acquisition Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition-related liabilities paid |  |  |  |  | 140 |
Vital Digital, Corp [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Date of Acquisition Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition-related liabilities paid |  |  |  |  | 1,000 |
Marigold Group, Inc [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Date of Acquisition Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |
Date of agreement |  | Sep. 27, 2025 |  |  |  |
Name of acquired entity |  | Marigold Group, Inc. |  |  |  |
Fair value of aggregate purchase consideration |  | $ 302,797 |  |  |  |
Amount paid for cash acquired |  | 13,394 |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, net of cash acquired |  | 89,101 |  |  |  |
Recognized of customer relationships intangibles |  | 79,780 |  |  |  |
Business combination, recognized identifiable, assets acquired and liabilities assumed, property, plan and equipment |  | 52,120 |  |  |  |
Recognized of customer relationships as goodwill |  | 207,909 |  |  |  |
Other net liabilities |  | $ 49,352 |  |  |  |
Finite lived intangible assets useful lives |  | 6 years 7 days |  |  |  |
Acquisition-related expenses |  |  |  | 20,281 |  |
Business combination proforma net loss |  |  |  | 2,400 | 72,110 |
Business combination proforma revenue |  |  |  | $ 1,515,815 | $ 1,248,595 |
Marigold Group, Inc [Member] | Tradenames [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Date of Acquisition Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination recognized identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed indefinite lived intangible assets |  | $ 12,340 |  |  |  |
Marigold Group, Inc [Member] | Class A Common Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Date of Acquisition Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, number of shares | 5,329,070 | 5,329,070 |  |  |  |

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