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Accounts Payable - Inventory Financing Facilities - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Aug. 31, 2021
Accounts Payable And Accrued Expenses [Line Items]
Accounts payable—inventory financing facilities	$ 311,878,000	$ 356,930,000
Unsecured Inventory Financing Facility \| MUFG Bank Ltd
Accounts Payable And Accrued Expenses [Line Items]
Inventory financing facility rate if vendor terms not met equal prime plus	2.00%
Unsecured Inventory Financing Facility \| MUFG Bank Ltd \| Minimum
Accounts Payable And Accrued Expenses [Line Items]
Inventory financing facility maximum borrowing capacity	$ 250,000,000
Unsecured Inventory Financing Facility \| MUFG Bank Ltd \| Maximum
Accounts Payable And Accrued Expenses [Line Items]
Inventory financing facility maximum borrowing capacity	$ 280,000,000
Unsecured Inventory Financing Facility \| PNC Facility
Accounts Payable And Accrued Expenses [Line Items]
Inventory financing facility maximum borrowing capacity				$ 300,000,000
Inventory financing facility rate if vendor terms not met equal LIBOR plus	4.50%
Unsecured Inventory Financing Facility \| Canada Facility
Accounts Payable And Accrued Expenses [Line Items]
Inventory financing facility rate if vendor terms not met equal canadian dollar offered rate plus	0.0450
Unsecured Inventory Financing Facility \| EMEA Facilities
Accounts Payable And Accrued Expenses [Line Items]
Inventory financing facility maximum borrowing capacity	$ 40,000,000
Inventory financing facility rate if vendor terms not met equal LIBOR plus	0.25%
Inventory Financing Facility
Accounts Payable And Accrued Expenses [Line Items]
Inventory financing facility maximum borrowing capacity	$ 620,000,000
Accounts payable—inventory financing facilities	$ 311,878,000
Inventory financing facility, interest accrual basis, stated vendor term (in days)	60 days
Imputed interest on inventory financing facility	$ 15,292,000	$ 13,076,000	$ 10,801,000