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Foreign Currency - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Operating Expenses
Foreign Currency [Line Items]
Net foreign currency transaction losses	$ 1,203	$ 837

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Foreign currency.

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Amount before tax of foreign currency transaction realized and unrealized gain (loss) recognized in the income statement.

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