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Long-Term Debt - Term Loan Agreement - Additional Information (Detail) - Term Loan Agreement - USD ($) |  |  |  | 6 Months Ended
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Dec. 24, 2020 | Dec. 16, 2019 | Aug. 22, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Credit agreement date |  |  |  | Aug. 22, 2019
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 150,000,000 |
Debt maturity date |  |  | Jun. 10, 2022 |
Maturity date |  |  |  | 2022-06
Percentage of net cash proceeds from issuance of new senior indebtedness |  |  |  | 100.00%
Minimum |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt service coverage ratio |  |  |  | 150.00%
Maximum |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt to capitalization ratio, percentage the Company must not exceed at any time |  |  |  | 50.00%
Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility description |  |  |  | Our revolving credit facility matures in two increments in 2024 and 2025.
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  |  |  | 1.375%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Minimum |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  |  |  | 1.00%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Maximum |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  |  |  | 1.375%
Base Rate |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  |  |  | 0.375%
Base Rate | Minimum |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  |  |  | 0.00%
Base Rate | Maximum |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  |  |  | 0.375%
Subject To Customary Conditions |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 225,000,000 |
Credit facility, additional borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 75,000,000 |
Repayments of borrowings | $ 50,000,000 | $ 50,000,000 |  |
Term Loan, amount outstanding |  |  |  | $ 50,000,000
Subject To Customary Conditions | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
LIBOR-based interest rate |  |  |  | 1.48%

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- Definition Identification of the lender and information about a contractual promise to repay a short-term or long-term obligation, which includes borrowings under lines of credit, notes payable, commercial paper, bonds payable, debentures, and other contractual obligations for payment. This may include rationale for entering into the arrangement, significant terms of the arrangement, which may include amount, repayment terms, priority, collateral required, debt covenants, borrowing capacity, call features, participation rights, conversion provisions, sinking-fund requirements, voting rights, basis for conversion if convertible and remarketing provisions. The description may be provided for individual debt instruments, rational groupings of debt instruments, or by debt in total. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(16)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120400017&loc=d3e572229-122910 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109259400&loc=d3e21475-112644 Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03(16)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120398452&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 4: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(22)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120391452&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 5: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03(13)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120398452&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 6: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(19)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120391452&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 7: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 470 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=75038535&loc=d3e64711-112823 + Details
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