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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]
Cumulative Loss Position Period	3 years
Uncertain tax positions	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Operating loss carryforwards	146,000,000
Valuation Allowance	173,000,000	201,000,000	199,000,000
Valuation allowance	3,000,000		7,000,000
Foreign tax credit carryforwards	$ 7,000,000	$ 7,000,000	7,000,000
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Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]
Foreign tax credits expiration year	2024
Maximum [Member]
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]
Foreign tax credits expiration year	2027
Federal [Member]
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	$ 304,000,000
Operating Loss Carryforwards with expiration date	158,000,000
Deferred tax benefit	64,000,000
Valuation Allowance	$ 64,000,000
Federal [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards expiration year	2036
Federal [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards expiration year	2037
State [Member]
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	$ 171,000,000
Deferred tax benefit	$ 9,000,000
Operating loss carryforwards expiration year	2034
Valuation allowance	$ 9,000,000
Foreign Country [Member]
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	17,000,000
Operating Loss Carryforwards with expiration date	4,000,000
Operating Loss Carryforwards without expiration date	13,000,000
Valuation allowance	$ 3,000,000		$ 7,000,000
Foreign Country [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards expiration year	2024
Foreign Country [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards expiration year	2032
U.S. [Member]
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]
Change in valuation allowance	$ (27,000,000)
Other Foreign Jurisdictions [Member]
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]
Change in valuation allowance	$ (1,000,000)

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