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Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Equity [Line Items]
Series A preferred stock pays a cumulative dividend					$ 1.00	$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Received distributions from the earnings of subsidiaries					$ 149,900,000	$ 151,000,000	$ 121,300,000
Series A
Equity [Line Items]
Series A preferred stock pays a cumulative dividend	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.25
Preferred stock aggregate dividends					10,000	10,000
UPCIC (1) (2)
Equity [Line Items]
Capital contributions to affiliates (1)					92,000,000	114,000,000	0
APPCIC
Equity [Line Items]
Capital contributions to affiliates (1)					$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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