SUBSEQUENT EVENTS - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2021 USD ($) ft²	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Total lease payments \| $		$ 49,795
Subsequent Event \| August 1, 2026 through August 31, 2031
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Area of space leased (in sqft) \| ft²	51,488
Term of contract	60 months
Subsequent Event \| November 1, 2021 through August 31, 2031
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Area of space leased (in sqft) \| ft²	7,997
Total lease payments \| $	$ 19,600

Area of land subject to a ground lease.

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- Definition

Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for operating lease.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 6
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- Definition

Term of lessee's operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123408670&loc=SL77918673-209980

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- Definition

Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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