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Stock-based Compensation - Fair Value of Performance Units (Detail) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	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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