Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]
Deferred tax assets, valuation allowance	$ 67,452		$ 64,273
Effective tax rate	1.00%	0.00%
Change in valuation allowance	$ 3,179
ASU No. 2016-09 [Member]
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]
Excess tax deficiency and benefits recognized offset by valuation allowance	$ 5	$ 796

Excess tax benefits recognized in provision for income taxes offset by valuation allowance.

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Income tax disclosure.

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Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized.

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in the valuation allowance for a specified deferred tax asset.

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