Defined benefit plan, target allocation, percentage of plan assets invested.

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The amount of equity funds that are invested in funds that are managed by the company.

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- Definition

Amount of contribution expected to be received by defined benefit plan from employer in next fiscal year following current fiscal year.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (g)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123447040&loc=d3e1928-114920

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 55
-Paragraph 18
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123450688&loc=d3e4587-114921

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Amount of discretionary contributions made by an employer to a defined contribution plan.

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Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Equity funds that are invested in funds managed by the company	$ 68,529	$ 92,359
Contributions to employer sponsored defined contribution plans	$ 17,864	$ 16,736	$ 16,994
Unites States [Member] \| Level 1 [Member] \| Debt Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of plan assets invested	46.00%	46.00%
Unites States [Member] \| Level 1 [Member] \| Cash [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of plan assets invested		1.00%
Unites States [Member] \| Level 1 [Member] \| NAV [Member] \| Equity Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of plan assets invested	54.00%	53.00%
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Expected contribution related to the pension plans for fiscal 2022	$ 3,200
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] \| Level 1 [Member] \| NAV [Member] \| Cash And Alternative Investment Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of plan assets invested	4.00%	5.00%
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] \| Level 1 and Level 2 [Member] \| Equities And Equity Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of plan assets invested	32.00%	32.00%
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member] \| Level 1 and Level 2 [Member] \| NAV [Member] \| Debt and Debt Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of plan assets invested	64.00%	63.00%