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Business Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands					12 Months Ended
	Dec. 01, 2022	Jul. 01, 2022	Sep. 10, 2021	Aug. 02, 2021	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill					$ 243,540	$ 162,579	$ 118,312
DigitalCrafts [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross				$ 16,500
Purchase price of the assets				18,356
Fair values of acquired tangible and identifiable intangible assets				20,028
Fair values of assumed liabilities				1,672
Goodwill				16,477
DigitalCrafts [Member] \| Goodwill
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill				16,500
DigitalCrafts [Member] \| Trade Name [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets				$ 740
Intangible assets subject to amortization, useful life				5 years
DigitalCrafts [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets				$ 200
DigitalCrafts [Member] \| Customer Relationship and Developed Technology [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets subject to amortization, useful life				3 years
DigitalCrafts [Member] \| Developed Technology [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets				$ 830
DigitalCrafts [Member] \| Fair Value [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair values of acquired tangible and identifiable intangible assets				20,000
Fair values of assumed liabilities				1,700
DigitalCrafts [Member] \| Fair Value [Member] \| Trade Name [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets				700
DigitalCrafts [Member] \| Fair Value [Member] \| Customer Relationship and Developed Technology [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets				$ 1,000
Coding Dojo [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Preliminary purchase price	$ 64,900				64,900
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	52,800
Purchase price of the assets	64,886
Contingent Consideration Fair Value	12,700				12,700
Fair values of acquired tangible and identifiable intangible assets	78,500
Fair values of assumed liabilities	13,614
Goodwill	59,405
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Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	59,400
Coding Dojo [Member] \| Trade Name [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets	$ 5,100
Intangible assets subject to amortization, useful life	10 years
Coding Dojo [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets	$ 1,260
Intangible assets subject to amortization, useful life	1 year
Coding Dojo [Member] \| Developed Technology [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets	$ 6,030
Intangible assets subject to amortization, useful life	5 years
Coding Dojo [Member] \| Fair Value [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair values of acquired tangible and identifiable intangible assets	$ 78,500
Fair values of assumed liabilities	13,600
Coding Dojo [Member] \| Fair Value [Member] \| Trade Name [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets	5,100
Coding Dojo [Member] \| Fair Value [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets	1,300
Coding Dojo [Member] \| Fair Value [Member] \| Developed Technology [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets	6,000
Coding Dojo [Member] \| Restricted Cash [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amount set aside in escrow account	7,500
Coding Dojo [Member] \| Contingent Consideration [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contingent consideration payment	$ 15,000				15,000
Post-closing contingent consideration year of expected payment	2024
Remaining contingent consideration year of expected payment	2025
California Southern University [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross		$ 40,000
Purchase price of the assets		40,037
Fair values of acquired tangible and identifiable intangible assets		42,460
Fair values of assumed liabilities		2,423
Goodwill		21,556
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Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		21,600
California Southern University [Member] \| Trade Name [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets		$ 1,480
Intangible assets subject to amortization, useful life		10 years
California Southern University [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets		$ 14,530
Intangible assets subject to amortization, useful life		15 years
California Southern University [Member] \| Course Curriculum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets		$ 1,390
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California Southern University [Member] \| Fair Value [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair values of acquired tangible and identifiable intangible assets		$ 42,500
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Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets		14,500
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Fair value of intangible assets		1,400
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Amount set aside in escrow account		$ 1,000
Hippo [Member]
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Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross			$ 42,000
Purchase price of the assets			43,270
Fair values of acquired tangible and identifiable intangible assets			47,537
Fair values of assumed liabilities			4,267
Goodwill			27,790
Release of escrow funds					200
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Goodwill			27,800
Hippo [Member] \| Trade Name [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets			$ 3,340
Intangible assets subject to amortization, useful life			10 years
Hippo [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets			$ 14,100
Intangible assets subject to amortization, useful life			7 years
Hippo [Member] \| Developed Technology [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets			$ 1,960
Intangible assets subject to amortization, useful life			4 years
Hippo [Member] \| Fair Value [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair values of acquired tangible and identifiable intangible assets			$ 47,500
Fair values of assumed liabilities			4,300
Hippo [Member] \| Fair Value [Member] \| Trade Name [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets			3,300
Hippo [Member] \| Fair Value [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets			14,100
Hippo [Member] \| Fair Value [Member] \| Developed Technology [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets			2,000
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Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amount set aside in escrow account			$ 1,200		$ 1,000