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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Increase in valuation allowance	$ 57,000,000	$ 68,200,000	$ 72,000,000
Federal and state net operating loss carryforwards	175,257,000	166,708,000
Foreign net operating loss carryforwards	48,396,000	49,990,000
Unrecognized tax benefits	81,000,000
Accrued interest, unrecognized tax benefits	0	$ 0
Unrecognized tax benefits that would affect effective tax rate	$ 600,000
Unrecognized tax benefits description	The Company does not anticipate a material change to its unrecognized tax benefits over the next twelve months that would affect the Company’s effective tax rate.
Corporate alternative minimum tax percentage	15.00%
Percentage of excise tax on stock buyback	1.00%
Earliest Tax Year [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Foreign statute of limitation generally remains open in the year	2014
Latest Tax Year [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Foreign statute of limitation generally remains open in the year	2023
Foreign net operating loss [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Foreign net operating loss carryforwards	$ 235,100,000
Foreign net operating loss [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards expiration year	2024
Foreign net operating loss [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards expiration year	2033
Federal [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Federal and state net operating loss carryforwards	$ 796,700,000
Operating loss carryforwards expiration year	2026
Other tax credit carryforwards	$ 143,300,000
Other tax credit carryforwards expiration year	2024
Federal [Member] \| Expiration Year 2026 [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Federal and state net operating loss carryforwards	$ 292,400,000
State [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Federal and state net operating loss carryforwards	$ 147,200,000
Operating loss carryforwards expiration year	2028
State [Member] \| California [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Other tax credit carryforwards	$ 50,800,000