Stock-Based Awards - Summary of Unrecognized Stock-Based Compensation Expense and Average Remaining Vesting Period (Detail) - Employees and Directors [Member] $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted Average Remaining Vesting Period	1 year 8 months 12 days
Unrecognized Stock-Based Compensation	$ 16,488

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

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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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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