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Digital Assets - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Digital Assets - Additional Information (Detail)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) Bitcoin	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 14, 2021
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets By Major Class [Line Items]
Trade credit payable, outstanding	$ 0		$ 0
Sale of digital assets	0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Secured Notes Due Twenty Twenty Eight
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets By Major Class [Line Items]
Number of digital assets held as collateral for 2028 Secured Notes \| Bitcoin			14,890
Interest rate, fixed percentage					6.125%
2025 Secured Term Loan
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets By Major Class [Line Items]
Number of digital assets held as collateral for 2025 Secured Term Loan \| Bitcoin			30,051
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 205,000,000.0		$ 205,000,000.0