Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Environmental losses accrual	$ 20,646,000	$ 32,628,000
Cash expenditures related to legal and environmental matters	$ 13,224,000	$ 2,330,000
Contribution for future response costs	5.00%
Wilmington Site [Member]
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Payment of environmental response costs	$ 3,648,000
Minimum [Member]
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Environmental losses and legal losses	20,646,000
Maximum [Member]
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Environmental losses and legal losses	$ 49,351,000

Life to date payments for environmental remediation response activities.

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Amount of loss contingency liability.

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Reflects the estimated amount of loss from the specified contingency as of the balance sheet date.

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The amount of cash paid for the settlement of litigation or for other legal issues during the period.

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