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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Oct. 02, 2020 | Nov. 09, 2018
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Federal Income Tax Rate | 21.00% |  |  |  |
Valuation Allowance | $ 4,262 | $ 0 |  |  |
Valuation allowance for net operating loss carryforwards | 3,304 |  |  |  |
Unrealized foreign exchange losses | 958 |  |  |  |
Interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits accrued | 2,909 | 4,195 | $ 6,528 |  |
Expected unrecognized tax benefits to be released | 1,699 |  |  |  |
Undistributed foreign earnings reinvested | 12,741 |  |  |  |
TyraTech Inc. |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards |  |  |  |  | $ 3,971
Net operating losses annual limitation |  |  | 162 |  |
Net operating losses available over first five years after ownership change |  |  | $ 890 |  |
Agrinos Group Companies |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards |  |  |  | $ 126 |
Foreign Tax Authority |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 5,491 | 5,021 |  |  |
State and Local Jurisdiction |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | $ 3,733 | $ 3,994 |  |  |

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