Aggregate price for share repurchase.

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Amount of cost not yet recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Weighted-average period over which cost not yet recognized is expected to be recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of tax benefit for recognition of expense of award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Stock-based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share based compensation expense	$ 3,994,000		$ 3,448,000		$ 7,780,000	$ 6,204,000
Share based compensation expense recognized tax benefit					$ 0	0
Shares of common stock held by employees subject to repurchase					65,688		163,855
Aggregate price for share repurchase	100,000				$ 100,000		$ 300,000
Stock Option [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share based compensation expense	3,500,000		$ 3,100,000		6,900,000	$ 5,800,000
Share based payment unamortized share based payment expenses	$ 34,200,000				$ 34,200,000
Share based payment expenses amortized over a weighted average period					2 years 6 months 10 days
Share based payments weighted-average grant date fair value	$ 0.91		$ 17.70		$ 2.10	$ 17.61
Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options					0	262,982
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share based compensation expense	$ 15,000		$ 100,000		$ 100,000	$ 200,000
Share based payment unamortized share based payment expenses	0				0
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share based compensation expense	$ 400,000		$ 200,000	$ 0	$ 700,000
Purchase of common stock	112,468	0	0			0