Digital Assets - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) Bitcoin	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) Bitcoin
Digital Assets [Line Items]
Trade credit payable, outstanding	$ 0	$ 0
Carrying value of bitcoin held by the company	$ 3,626,476,000	$ 1,840,028,000
Secured Notes Due Twenty Twenty Eight
Digital Assets [Line Items]
Number of digital assets held as collateral for 2028 Secured Notes \| Bitcoin	16,081	14,890
Interest rate, fixed percentage	6.125%
Carrying value of bitcoin held by the company	$ 263,900,000	$ 230,200,000
2025 Secured Term Loan
Digital Assets [Line Items]
Number of digital assets held as collateral for 2025 Secured Term Loan \| Bitcoin		34,619
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 205,000,000.0
Carrying value of bitcoin held by the company		$ 420,000,000

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