Aggregate offering price of securities.

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The percentage of gross proceeds on sales of stock that makes up the commission.

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Total number of common shares of an entity that have been sold or granted to shareholders (includes common shares that were issued, repurchased and remain in the treasury). These shares represent capital invested by the firm's shareholders and owners, and may be all or only a portion of the number of shares authorized. Shares issued include shares outstanding and shares held in the treasury.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that vested during the reporting period.

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Number of new stock issued during the period.

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Total number of shares issued during the period, including shares forfeited, as a result of Restricted Stock Awards.

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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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Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended					3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Feb. 28, 2023	Jan. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022	Feb. 28, 2022	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Sale Of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, shares issued	53,974,352					53,974,352		53,797,341
Unsold Securities Under Shelf Registration Statement dated April 4, 2019 [Member]
Sale Of Stock [Line Items]
Aggregate offering price of securities				$ 154,525			$ 154,525
Open Market Sales Agreement [Member] \| Jeffries LLC [Member]
Sale Of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, shares issued						0
Stock Sale Commission Percentage				3.00%
Open Market Sales Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Jeffries LLC [Member]
Sale Of Stock [Line Items]
Aggregate offering price of securities				$ 80,000			80,000
2022 Shelf Registration Statement [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Sale Of Stock [Line Items]
Aggregate offering price of securities				$ 300,000			$ 300,000
Common Stock
Sale Of Stock [Line Items]
Restricted stock units vested shares						83,793	109,943
Performance Restricted Stock Units [Member] \| Common Stock \| Executive Officers [Member] \| March 2022 [Member]
Sale Of Stock [Line Items]
Restricted stock units vested shares				37,999
Time-based Restricted Stock Units [Member] \| 2014 Equity Incentive Plan [Member] \| Executive Officers [Member] \| March 2021 [Member]
Sale Of Stock [Line Items]
Restricted stock units, vested	15,999
Time-based Restricted Stock Units [Member] \| 2014 Equity Incentive Plan [Member] \| Executive Officers [Member] \| February 2020 [Member]
Sale Of Stock [Line Items]
Restricted stock units, vested		15,999
Time-based Restricted Stock Units [Member] \| 2014 Equity Incentive Plan [Member] \| Chief Executive Officer [Member] \| October 2021 [Member]
Sale Of Stock [Line Items]
Restricted stock units, vested			8,875
Time-based Restricted Stock Units [Member] \| Common Stock \| Executive Officers [Member] \| March 2022 [Member]
Sale Of Stock [Line Items]
Vesting period of awards granted				3 years
Restricted stock units vested shares				39,278
Time-based Restricted Stock Units [Member] \| Common Stock \| Executive Officers [Member] \| February 2022 [Member]
Sale Of Stock [Line Items]
Vesting period of awards granted		3 years			3 years
Restricted stock units vested shares		42,920			32,666
Time-based Restricted Stock Units [Member] \| Common Stock \| Executive Officers [Member] \| October 2021 [Member]
Sale Of Stock [Line Items]
Restricted stock units vested shares			8,875
Time-based Restricted Stock Units [Member] \| Common Stock \| Executive Officers [Member] \| March 2021 [Member]
Sale Of Stock [Line Items]
Vesting period of awards granted	3 years
Restricted stock units vested shares	15,999
Time-based Restricted Stock Units [Member] \| Common Stock \| Executive Officers [Member] \| February 2020 [Member]
Sale Of Stock [Line Items]
Vesting period of awards granted		3 years
Restricted stock units vested shares		15,999