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Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Net number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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Equity - Incentive Equity Awards - Additional Information (Detail) - shares	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Stock units, Granted		11,048,000
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| Stock Incentive Plan 2020 and 2011
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Stock units, Granted		1,392,257	1,597,955
Stock units, Vesting Period		3 years
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| Stock Incentive Plan 2020 and 2011 \| Employees
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Stock units, Granted		8,227,800	9,069,500
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| Stock Incentive Plan 2020 and 2011 \| Employees \| Maximum
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Stock units, Vesting Period		4 years
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) \| Stock Incentive Plan 2020 and 2011 \| Employees \| Minimum
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Stock units, Vesting Period		3 years
Stock Options
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Stock units, Vesting Period		4 years
Stock Options \| Patrick Holt
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Stock options, Granted	5,000,000
Stock Options \| Stock Incentive Plan 2020 and 2011
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Stock options, Granted		3,853,025	1,973,124
Stock units, Vesting Period		1 year
Stock Options \| Stock Incentive Plan 2020 and 2011 \| Employees
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Stock options, Granted		5,456,800	3,065,000
Stock units, Vesting Period		4 years
Stock Options \| Stock Incentive Plan 2020 \| Employees
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Stock options, Granted	3,978,300
Stock options, Vest	50.00%
Performance-Based RSUs \| Stock Incentive Plan 2020 and 2011 \| Employees
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Stock units, Granted		1,368,800	1,919,500