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Acquisitions - Summary of Allocation of Purchase Price to Fair Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 03, 2019 | Jul. 06, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of intangible assets |  |  | $ 22,619 | $ 1,162 | $ 781
SiriusDecisions, Inc [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets | $ 115,000 |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, Useful life | 8 years 4 months 24 days |  |  |  |
Amortization of intangible assets |  |  | $ 21,800 |  |
SiriusDecisions, Inc [Member] | Technology Asset Class [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets | $ 13,000 |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, Useful life | 3 years 2 months 12 days |  |  |  |
SiriusDecisions, Inc [Member] | Technology Asset Class [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, Useful life | 1 year |  |  |  |
SiriusDecisions, Inc [Member] | Technology Asset Class [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, Useful life | 8 years |  |  |  |
SiriusDecisions, Inc [Member] | Backlog [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets | $ 13,000 |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, Useful life | 2 years |  |  |  |
SiriusDecisions, Inc [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets | $ 77,000 |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, Useful life | 9 years 3 months |  |  |  |
SiriusDecisions, Inc [Member] | Trademarks [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets | $ 12,000 |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, Useful life | 15 years 6 months |  |  |  |
FeedbackNow [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | $ 4,780 |  |  |
Intangible assets, Useful life |  | 4 years 9 months 18 days |  |  |
FeedbackNow [Member] | Technology Asset Class [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | $ 3,000 |  |  |
Intangible assets, Useful life |  | 6 years 6 months |  |  |
FeedbackNow [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | $ 1,300 |  |  |
Intangible assets, Useful life |  | 6 years 1 month 6 days |  |  |
FeedbackNow [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, Useful life |  | 4 years 6 months |  |  |
FeedbackNow [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, Useful life |  | 7 years 6 months |  |  |
FeedbackNow [Member] | Trademarks [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | $ 500 |  |  |
Intangible assets, Useful life |  | 8 years 6 months |  |  |

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