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Investments - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2020 Security | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) Security
Investments Debt And Equity Securities [Abstract] |  |
Available-for-sale, investment securities held with maturity dates of more than one year and less than two years | $ |  | $ 24.3
Available-for-sale investment securities contractual maturity dates | less than one year |
Number of available-for-sale investment securities in unrealized loss position | Security | 1 | 20

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