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Net Income Per Share - Reconciliation of Common Shares Used for Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Detail) | 3 Months Ended | 5 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 5 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 5 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 5 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 5 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 5 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 4 Months Ended
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Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average number of common shares used for basic earnings per share | 45,115,882 | 45,002,463 | 45,001,741 | 45,083,831 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 302,469,544 |  |  |  |  |
Effect of potential dilutive shares: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effect of potential dilutive shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31,384 | 0 | 0 | 40,473 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,469,203 | 1,352,412 | 1,443,874 | 1,892,211 | 8,220 | 0 | 0 | 10,569 |  |  | 109,701 | 0 | 0 | 0
Weighted average number of common shares and potential dilutive shares used for diluted earnings per share | 46,624,689 | 46,354,875 | 46,445,615 | 47,027,084 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 302,579,245 |  |  |  |  |
Anti-dilutive shares excluded from reconciliation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 475,550 |  |  |  |

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