Other Investments - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) Studio	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Maximum
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interest	50.00%
Minimum
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interest	20.00%
Digital Cinema Implementation Partners
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interest	33.00%
Economic interest in Digital Cinema Implementation Partners	24.30%
Investment \| $	$ 0	$ 0
Number of major motion picture studio, long-term digital cinema deployment agreements \| Studio	6

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