Deferred Compensation Arrangement, Fully Vested Employee Elected Deferral Period, Minimum

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Proceeds Received Under Employee Stock Purchase Plan

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Stock Purchased During Period, Shares, Employee Stock Purchase Plans

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Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized.

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Value of stock issued under share-based plans to employees or officers which is the unearned portion, accounted for under the fair value method.

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Aggregate carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the liabilities for all deferred compensation arrangements. Represents currently earned compensation under compensation arrangements that is not actually paid until a later date.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Purchase price of common stock expressed as a percentage of its fair value.

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Compensation Plans - Narrative (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
Compensation Plans - Narrative (Detail) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Deferred compensation equity	$ (19,440,920)		$ (14,748,118)
Fully vested employee elected deferral period	5 years
Deferred compensation liability	$ 33,369,087		$ 33,241,952
Proceeds received under employee stock purchase plan	$ 342,528	$ 0
2014 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common shares available for issuance (in shares)	181,471
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock Purchased During Period, Shares, Employee Stock Purchase Plans	2,583
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Purchase Price of Common Stock, Percent	85.00%
Proceeds received under employee stock purchase plan	$ 300,000
Share-based payment expense	$ 100,000