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Share-Based Payments - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		4 Months Ended
	Oct. 07, 2020	Apr. 23, 2022	Jan. 01, 2022
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock warrant, outstanding and nonvested		3,806,087	3,914,833
Unrecognized cost related to non-vested warrant shares		$ 20.0
Non-vested warrant shares expensed as vesting conditions are satisfied over the remaining term		5 years 6 months
Warrant shares, vested and exercisable		1,631,185
Non-vested warrant shares, intrinsic value		$ 61.7
Vested warrant shares, intrinsic value		26.4
NV Investment Holdings [Member] \| Commercial Agreement [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Warrant to acquire number of securities, common stock shares	5,437,272
Exercise price	$ 17.7257
Warrant commercial supply agreement	$ 200.0
Right to purchase warrant, expiration date	Oct. 07, 2027
NV Investment Holdings [Member] \| Commercial Agreement [Member] \| Warrants One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of warrant, outstanding and issuable shares	2.50%
Warrant to purchase number of securities, common stock shares vested	1,087,455
Warrant grant date fair value per share	$ 5.51
NV Investment Holdings [Member] \| Commercial Agreement [Member] \| Warrants Two [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of warrant, outstanding and issuable shares	10.00%
Warrant grant date fair value per share	$ 5.33
Stock warrant, outstanding and nonvested	4,349,817
Restricted Stock Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost		$ 12.4
Unrecognized compensation cost, weighted average period of recognition		2 years 3 months 18 days