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Acquisitions - Schedule for Valuation of Identifiable Intangible Assets Acquired and Estimate of Useful Lives (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 25, 2021	Feb. 01, 2021
Anlin Windows & Doors [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Preliminary/Final Valuation Amount	$ 72,000
Anlin Windows & Doors [Member] \| Previously Reported [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Preliminary/Final Valuation Amount	77,800
Anlin Windows & Doors [Member] \| Adjustments to Allocation [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Preliminary/Final Valuation Amount	(5,800)
Anlin Windows & Doors [Member] \| Trade Name [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Preliminary/Final Valuation Amount	31,700
Anlin Windows & Doors [Member] \| Trade Name [Member] \| Previously Reported [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Preliminary/Final Valuation Amount	35,400
Anlin Windows & Doors [Member] \| Trade Name [Member] \| Adjustments to Allocation [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Preliminary/Final Valuation Amount	(3,700)
Anlin Windows & Doors [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Preliminary/Final Valuation Amount	$ 37,800
Useful Life (in years)	15 years
Anlin Windows & Doors [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member] \| Previously Reported [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Preliminary/Final Valuation Amount	$ 42,100
Anlin Windows & Doors [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member] \| Adjustments to Allocation [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Preliminary/Final Valuation Amount	(4,300)
Anlin Windows & Doors [Member] \| Customer-related backlog [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Preliminary/Final Valuation Amount	$ 2,200
Anlin Windows & Doors [Member] \| Customer-related backlog [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful Life (in years)	1 year
Anlin Windows & Doors [Member] \| Customer-related backlog [Member] \| Adjustments to Allocation [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Preliminary/Final Valuation Amount	$ 2,200
Anlin Windows & Doors [Member] \| Developed Technology [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Preliminary/Final Valuation Amount	$ 300
Useful Life (in years)	9 years
Anlin Windows & Doors [Member] \| Developed Technology [Member] \| Previously Reported [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Preliminary/Final Valuation Amount	$ 300
ECO [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Preliminary/Final Valuation Amount		$ 74,300
ECO [Member] \| Previously Reported [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Preliminary/Final Valuation Amount		72,700
ECO [Member] \| Adjustments to Allocation [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Preliminary/Final Valuation Amount		1,600
ECO [Member] \| Trade Name [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Preliminary/Final Valuation Amount		34,900
ECO [Member] \| Trade Name [Member] \| Previously Reported [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Preliminary/Final Valuation Amount		36,000
ECO [Member] \| Trade Name [Member] \| Adjustments to Allocation [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Preliminary/Final Valuation Amount		(1,100)
ECO [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Preliminary/Final Valuation Amount		$ 39,400
ECO [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful Life (in years)		5 years
ECO [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful Life (in years)		15 years
ECO [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member] \| Previously Reported [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Preliminary/Final Valuation Amount		$ 36,700
ECO [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member] \| Adjustments to Allocation [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Preliminary/Final Valuation Amount		$ 2,700