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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) | 25 Months Ended |  |  |
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Feb. 28, 2021 action | Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | May 31, 2019 action
Legal Matters |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Litigation matters, liabilities | $ |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Mulquin Action And Damiba Action |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Previous claims |  |  |  | 2
Derivative Action |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
New claims | 3 |  |  |

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