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Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair Value Assets Level1 To Level2 Transfer Amount	$ 0
Fair Value Assets Level2 To Level1 Transfer Amount	0
Short-Term Investments [Member] | Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Short-term investments	$ 25,000,000.0	$ 0

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)
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