Accrued Expenses - Schedule of Accrued Expenses (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Accrued Liabilities Current [Line Items]
Compensation	$ 43,263	$ 49,510
Professional services	4,178	2,371
Software license agreement	2,567	3,265
Royalties and licenses	4,543	2,640
Employee insurance benefits	3,586	2,443
Sales tax	2,411	2,296
Other	3,325	4,166
Total	$ 63,873	$ 66,691

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Accrued sales tax current.

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Software license agreement current.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations, excluding pension and other postretirement benefits, incurred through that date and payable for perquisites provided to employees pertaining to services received from them. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.20)
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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable, pertaining to costs that are statutory in nature, are incurred on contractual obligations, or accumulate over time and for which invoices have not yet been received or will not be rendered. Examples include taxes, interest, rent and utilities. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for professional fees, such as for legal and accounting services received. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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