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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax loss and credit carryforwards | $ 216.7 | $ 131.8 |
Amount of tax loss and credit carryforwards that can be carried forward indefinitely | 40.0 |  |
U.S. foreign tax credit carryforwards | 168.1 | $ 185.9 |
State tax loss and credit carryforwards | $ 1.1 |  |
Effective tax rate applied | 21.00% | 21.00% | 21.00%
Valuation allowance | $ 375.5 | $ 436.6 |
Valuation allowance, deferred tax asset, change in amount | 61.1 | 24.7 | $ 21.1
Deferred tax liability on unremitted foreign earnings | 18.7 | 13.7 |
Amount of tax loss and credit carryforwards that are subject to expiration | 176.7 |  |
Total amount of unrecognized tax benefits, including related interest and penalties | 67.4 | 72.5 | 72.5
Unrecognized tax benefits excluding interest and penalties that if recognized would affect the effective tax rate | 45.6 | 46.3 |
Total accrued interest for tax contingencies | 16.0 | 19.7 | 15.1
Total accrued penalties for tax contingencies | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.3
Increase (decrease) in interest expense related to uncertain tax positions | 4.2 | 6.1 | 4.1
Increase (decrease) in penalties to uncertain tax positions | 1.0 | 0.1 | $ 1.5
Amount of unrecognized tax benefits that could decrease within the next 12 months | 9.6 |  |
Decrease in unrecognized tax benefits expiration of statute of limitations | 8.7 |  |
Decrease in unrecognized tax benefits due to the settlement of audits or resolution of administrative or judicial proceedings | $ 0.9 |  |
Earliest Tax Year [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Open tax years by major tax jurisdiction | 2015 |  |
Domestic [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Domestic research and development tax credit carryforward | $ 7.3 | $ 13.9 |
Domestic [Member] | Earliest Tax Year [Member] | Research and Development [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Expiration year of tax credit carryforwards | 2042 |  |
United States [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Unremitted earnings that were permanently reinvested | $ 2,900.0 |  |
United States [Member] | Earliest Tax Year [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Expiration year of tax loss carryforwards | 2024 |  |
United States [Member] | Latest Tax Year [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Expiration year of U.S. foreign tax credit carryforwards | 2033 |  |
Foreign Country [Member] | Earliest Tax Year [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating loss and tax credits carryforwards foreign subject to expiration expiration year | 2024 |  |
Foreign Country [Member] | Latest Tax Year [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating loss and tax credits carryforwards foreign subject to expiration expiration year | 2040 |  |
State [Member] | Earliest Tax Year [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Expiration year of state tax loss carryforwards | 2031 |  |
State [Member] | Latest Tax Year [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Expiration year of state tax loss carryforwards | 2044 |  |

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