Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award cumulative annual increase percentage.

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Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award percentage of number of shares earned.

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Sharebased compensation arrangement by share based payment award percentage of number of shares earned target.

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Aggregate number of common shares reserved for future issuance.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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The estimated dividend rate (a percentage of the share price) to be paid (expected dividends) to holders of the underlying shares over the option's term.

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Weighted average remaining contractual term for option awards outstanding, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount remaining authorized for purchase of share under share repurchase plan. Includes, but is not limited to, repurchase of stock and unit of ownership.

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Number of shares remaining authorized to be purchased under share repurchase plan. Includes, but is not limited to, repurchase of stock and unit of ownership.

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Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2025	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2024	Jan. 01, 2024
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Weighted-average remaining contractual term outstanding		5 years 4 months 6 days
Stock subject to repurchase related to stock options early exercised and unvested		163,039		211,184
Stock repurchase program, remaining authorized repurchase amount		$ 0.4		$ 0.4
Time Based Restricted Stock Units Rsu [Member]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
PSUs ,Granted		206,316	1,064,518
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Dividend yield		0.00%	0.00%
Share based compensation by share based award vesting term	3 years
PSUs ,Granted		965,630
Target percentage of number of shares earned		100.00%
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Share based compensation by share based award vesting term		4 years
Percentage of number of shares earned	200.00%	300.00%
Performance Based Restricted Stock Units [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Share based compensation by share based award vesting term		3 years
Percentage of number of shares earned	0.00%	0.00%
Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Dividend yield		0.00%
2015 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Weighted-average remaining contractual term outstanding		10 years
2015 Equity Incentive Plan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Share based compensation by share based award vesting term		5 years
2015 Equity Incentive Plan [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Share based compensation by share based award vesting term		4 years
2021 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Shares reserved for issuances					14,532,010
Weighted-average remaining contractual term outstanding		10 years
Number of Shares Available for Grant		33,470,867
Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award cumulative annual increase percentage		5.00%
2021 Equity Incentive Plan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Share based compensation by share based award vesting term		4 years
2021 Equity Incentive Plan [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items]
Share based compensation by share based award vesting term		1 year