Income Taxes - Schedule of Net Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Deferred income tax assets (liabilities):
Mark-to-market investments - OCI	$ 301	$ 1,260
Stock-based compensation	15,063	4,425
Investment in Paycom Payroll Holdings, LLC	(159,184)	(146,907)
Net operating losses	70	189
Noncurrent deferred income tax liabilities, net	$ (143,750)	$ (141,033)

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Deferred tax assets mark to market investments in other comprehensive income.

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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible operating loss carryforwards.

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Amount, after deferred tax asset, of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable differences without jurisdictional netting.

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