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Net Sales - Summary of Net Sales Disaggregated by Principal Markets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021
Net sales: |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ 184,273 | $ 127,199 | $ 668,057 | $ 366,011
Chemical |  |  |  |
Net sales: |  |  |  |
Net sales | 184,273 | 127,199 | 668,057 | 366,011
Chemical | AN and Nitric Acid |  |  |  |
Net sales: |  |  |  |
Net sales | 66,161 | 47,453 | 234,103 | 154,029
Chemical | Urea ammonium nitrate (UAN) |  |  |  |
Net sales: |  |  |  |
Net sales | 50,459 | 26,034 | 184,014 | 73,571
Chemical | Ammonia |  |  |  |
Net sales: |  |  |  |
Net sales | 52,075 | 42,307 | 200,861 | 102,013
Chemical | Other |  |  |  |
Net sales: |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ 15,578 | $ 11,405 | $ 49,079 | $ 36,398

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