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Business Acquisition - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands				12 Months Ended
	Sep. 10, 2021	Aug. 02, 2021	Mar. 02, 2020	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill				$ 162,579	$ 118,312	$ 87,356
DigitalCrafts
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross		$ 16,300
Working Capital Payment		200
Contingent consideration year of expected payment				2024
Purchase price of the assets		18,356
Fair values of acquired tangible and identifiable intangible assets		20,028
Fair values of assumed liabilities		1,672
Goodwill		16,477
DigitalCrafts \| Goodwill
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		16,500
DigitalCrafts \| Trade Names
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets		$ 740
Intangible assets subject to amortization, useful life		5 years
DigitalCrafts \| Customer Relationship
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets		$ 200
Intangible assets subject to amortization, useful life		3 years
DigitalCrafts \| Developed Technology Rights
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets		$ 830
Intangible assets subject to amortization, useful life		3 years
DigitalCrafts \| Fair Value
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair values of acquired tangible and identifiable intangible assets		$ 20,000
Fair values of assumed liabilities		1,700
DigitalCrafts \| Fair Value \| Trade Names
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets		700
DigitalCrafts \| Fair Value \| Customer Relationship
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets		1,000
DigitalCrafts \| Contingent Consideration
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contingent consideration payment		2,500
Contingent Consideration Fair Value		$ 1,900
Hippo
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	$ 42,000
Contingent consideration year of expected payment				2024
Purchase price of the assets	43,270
Fair values of acquired tangible and identifiable intangible assets	47,537
Fair values of assumed liabilities	4,267
Goodwill	27,790
Hippo \| Goodwill
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	27,800
Hippo \| Trade Names
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets	$ 3,340
Intangible assets subject to amortization, useful life	10 years
Hippo \| Customer Relationship
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets	$ 14,100
Intangible assets subject to amortization, useful life	7 years
Hippo \| Developed Technology Rights
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets	$ 1,960
Intangible assets subject to amortization, useful life	4 years
Hippo \| Fair Value
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair values of acquired tangible and identifiable intangible assets	$ 47,500
Fair values of assumed liabilities	4,300
Hippo \| Fair Value \| Trade Names
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets	3,300
Hippo \| Fair Value \| Customer Relationship
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets	14,100
Hippo \| Fair Value \| Developed Technology Rights
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets	2,000
Hippo \| Restricted Cash [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amount set aside in escrow account	1,200
Hippo \| Contingent Consideration
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contingent consideration payment	4,000
Contingent Consideration Fair Value	$ 1,300
Trident University International
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross					43,800
Purchase price of the assets			$ 43,819
Fair values of acquired tangible and identifiable intangible assets			53,136
Fair values of assumed liabilities			9,317
Goodwill			30,956
Trident University International \| Trade Names
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets			$ 1,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life			5 years
Trident University International \| Customer Relationship
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets			$ 8,000
Trident University International \| Student Relationships and Course Curriculum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of intangible assets			$ 9,400
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life			3 years
Trident University International \| Restricted Cash [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amount set aside in escrow account					$ 4,000