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Restructuring related charge.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of cash inflow (outflow) from (to) the discontinued operation after the disposal transaction.

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Amount of gain (loss) from sale and disposal of integrated set of activities and assets capable of being conducted and managed for purpose of providing return in form of dividend, lower cost, or other economic benefit to investor, owner, member and participant.

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Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended
	Feb. 04, 2020	Feb. 03, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Schedule Of Disposal Group Not Discontinued Operation Income Statement [Line Items]
Gain on sale of foundry services group business			$ 287,117
MX Foundry Services Group [Member]
Schedule Of Disposal Group Not Discontinued Operation Income Statement [Line Items]
Gain on sale of foundry services group business	$ 287,117
Foundry Services Group And Fab Four [Member]
Schedule Of Disposal Group Not Discontinued Operation Income Statement [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges			$ 15,873	$ 6,991
Restructuring related charge				$ 2,151
Foundry Services Group And Fab Four [Member] \| MX Foundry Services Group [Member]
Schedule Of Disposal Group Not Discontinued Operation Income Statement [Line Items]
Accounts receivable from transaction services agreement		$ 46,611