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Redeemable Preferred Stocks - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, shares in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 19, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Sep. 27, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Fair value of common stock value issued		$ 9,117		$ 3,993
Percentage of common stock shares held		60.00%
Payments for cash based awards liability		$ 5,400
Additional cash based awards expense		2,000
Cost of Sales [Member]
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Additional cash based awards expense		700
SG&A [Member]
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Additional cash based awards expense		$ 1,300
Series E and Series F Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member]
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance and sale of common stock upon the exchange of redeemable preferred shares			49.1
Fair value of common stock value issued			$ 531,100
Deemed dividend on redeemable preferred stocks			$ 231,800
Eldridge [Member]
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Percentage of common stock shares held		60.00%
Exchange Agreement [Member] \| Eldridge [Member] \| Series E and Series F Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member]
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock exchange price	$ 6.16
Days used to determine preferred stock exchange price	30 days
Liquidation preference per share	$ 1,000