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Business Combinations - Summary of Identifiable Intangible Assets Acquired and Weighted Average Useful Lives (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Aug. 27, 2021	Aug. 09, 2021
Silver Cloud Health Holdings, Inc. [Member]
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets acquired	$ 78,146
Conversa Health Inc. [Member]
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets acquired		$ 34,700
Technology [Member] \| Silver Cloud Health Holdings, Inc. [Member]
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets acquired	$ 34,996
Weighted Average Life (Years)	5 years
Technology [Member] \| Conversa Health Inc. [Member]
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets acquired		$ 20,400
Weighted Average Life (Years)		5 years
Tradename [Member] \| Silver Cloud Health Holdings, Inc. [Member]
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets acquired	$ 10,800
Weighted Average Life (Years)	7 years
Tradename [Member] \| Conversa Health Inc. [Member]
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets acquired		$ 4,200
Weighted Average Life (Years)		5 years
Customer relationships [Member] \| Silver Cloud Health Holdings, Inc. [Member]
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets acquired	$ 32,350
Weighted Average Life (Years)	10 years
Customer relationships [Member] \| Conversa Health Inc. [Member]
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Identifiable intangible assets acquired		$ 10,100
Weighted Average Life (Years)		10 years