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Stock-based Compensation - Fair Value of Performance Units (Detail) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Year Twenty Twenty One [Member] |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Aggregate fair value at date of grant | $ 7,225
Year Twenty Twenty [Member] |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Aggregate fair value at date of grant | 826
Year Twenty Nineteen [Member] |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Aggregate fair value at date of grant | 9,958
Year Twenty Eighteen [Member] |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Aggregate fair value at date of grant | 8,004
Year Twenty Seventeen [Member] |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Aggregate fair value at date of grant | 5,780
Year Twenty Sixteen [Member] |
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Aggregate fair value at date of grant | $ 3,854

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