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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Oct. 08, 2021 shares | Oct. 31, 2021 shares | Aug. 31, 2021 | Jan. 31, 2021 shares | Sep. 30, 2021 shares | Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) Facility shares | Dec. 31, 2020 shares
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of facilities for manufacture and distribution of products | Facility |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |
Common stock, shares authorized |  |  |  |  | 150,000,000 | 150,000,000 | 75,000,000
Additional cash based awards expense | $ |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1.7 |
Tax benefit recognized |  |  |  |  |  | greater than 50% |
2016 Long Term Incentive Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Awards granted vesting period |  |  |  |  |  | The time-based restricted stock shares will vest at the end of each one-year period at the rate of one-third per year for three years, vesting 100% at the end of three years. See Note 2 concerning performance-based restricted stock awards |
2016 Long Term Incentive Plan [Member] | Time Based Restricted Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Awards granted |  |  |  | 799,499 |  |  |
Vesting period of shares |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |
2016 Long Term Incentive Plan [Member] | Performance Based Restricted Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Awards granted |  |  |  | 284,810 |  |  |
Special Dividend [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Special dividend payable in shares |  |  | 0.3 |  |  |  |
Additional cash based awards expense | $ |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1.3 |
Special Dividend [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional cash based awards expense | $ |  |  |  |  |  | 0.5 |
Special Dividend [Member] | SG&A [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional cash based awards expense | $ |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.8 |
Special Dividend [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Special dividend paid in common shares | 9,100,000 | 9,100,000 |  |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] | Common Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance and sale of common stock upon the exchange of redeemable preferred shares |  |  |  |  | 60,400,000 |  |

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