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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 14, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Agreement date	Dec. 14, 2021
Senior secured revolving credit facility commitment	$ 500,000,000
Increase in aggregate principal amount	$ 250,000,000
Description of line of credit	The Company will be required to maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.00:1.00 as of the end of each fiscal quarter if excess availability under the Credit Facility falls below the greater of 10% of the borrowing base or $40 million.
Minimum amount of credit facility required to maintain coverage ratio percentage	10.00%
Minimum amount of credit facility required to maintain coverage ratio	$ 25,000,000	$ 40,000,000
Fixed charge coverage ratio	100.00%
Euro Currency Rate Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	0.25%
Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility borrowings		0
Line of Credit Facility, Available Borrowing Capacity		$ 359,000,000
Line Of credit Unused Capacity Percentage		99.00%
Letters of credit		$ 5,000,000
Casualty insurance, expiration month and year		2022-06
Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused portion of commitment fee range	0.25%
Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed charge coverage ratio	150.00%
Unused portion of commitment fee range	0.375%
Canadian Subsidiaries [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior secured revolving credit facility commitment	$ 50,000,000

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