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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits - Contributions for Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2024
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member]
Pension Plans Postretirement And Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Contribution	$ 259	$ 273
U.S. [Member] | Defined Benefit Pension Plan [Member]
Pension Plans Postretirement And Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Contribution	2,488	4,641
U.S. [Member] | Defined Contribution Plan [Member]
Pension Plans Postretirement And Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Contribution	207	2,457
U.S. [Member] | Nonqualified [Member] | Defined Benefit Pension Plan [Member]
Pension Plans Postretirement And Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Contribution	574	576
Foreign Defined Benefits Pension Plans [Member] | Defined Benefit Pension Plan [Member]
Pension Plans Postretirement And Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Contribution	323	327
U.K. [Member] | Defined Contribution Plan [Member]
Pension Plans Postretirement And Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]
Contribution	$ 2,220	$ 200

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Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Line Items]

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Amount of cash outflow for pension and other postretirement benefits. Includes, but is not limited to, employer contribution to fund plan asset and payment to retiree.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 25
-Subparagraph (g)
-SubTopic 10
-Topic 230
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482740/230-10-45-25

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