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Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
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Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Preferred stock authorized	100,000,000	100,000,000		100,000,000
Preferred stock per share \| $ / shares	$ 0.01	$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0		0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0		0
Common stock authorized	1,300,000,000	1,300,000,000
Common stock reserve for issuance	74,437,861	74,437,861		61,989,749
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fair value of stock granted \| $		$ 43,456
Aggregate intrinsic value of restricted stock units vested \| $		$ 13,180	$ 35,223
Restricted Stock [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock units vest over the service period		1 year
Restricted Stock [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock units vest over the service period		4 years
Performance-based Market Condition Share Awards [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Fair value of stock granted \| $		$ 56,109,000
Performance period		3 years
Number of Unvested shares	23,854,785	23,854,785
Shares, granted		25,423,674	0
Performance-based Market Condition Share Awards [Member] \| Certain Members [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Trading period		30 days
Number of tranches \| Tranche		6
Performance-based Market Condition Share Awards [Member] \| CO-CEOs [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Trading period		30 days
Number of tranches \| Tranche		8
Performance period		2 years
Performance-based Market Condition Share Awards [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Certain Members [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of Unvested shares	10,423,674	10,423,674
Performance-based Market Condition Share Awards [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| CO-CEOs [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of Unvested shares	7,500,000	7,500,000
2020 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options, granted		0	0
2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares, issued under ESPP		425,114	0
Shares available for issuance		4,779,994
Equity Award Plan [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized stock-based compensation \| $	$ 116,818	$ 116,818
Weighted-average period		2 years 7 months 6 days
Common Class A [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock authorized	1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000		1,000,000,000
Common stock per share \| $ / shares	$ 0.01	$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Common stock, voting rights		one
Common stock per share \| $ / shares	$ 2,403	$ 2,403
Common Class B [Member]
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Common stock authorized	100,000,000	100,000,000		100,000,000
Common stock per share \| $ / shares	$ 0.01	$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Common stock, voting rights		(x) 1.0408163 and (y) the total number of votes that would be cast at such time by the holders of the Class A and Class C common stock and any other preferred stock entitled to vote under the certificate of incorporation at such time (resulting in the Class B common stock collectively holding 51% of the total outstanding voting power)
Number of shares converted	0	0
Common stock per share \| $ / shares	$ 275	$ 275
Common Class C [Member]
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Common stock per share \| $ / shares	$ 0.01	$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Common stock, voting rights		one
Common stock per share \| $ / shares	$ 56	$ 56