Loans Receivable, Net - Schedule Of Current Expected Credit Loss Reserve By Pool (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Loans Receivable, Net
Beginning balance	$ 173,549	$ 0
Increase (decrease) in CECL reserve	(34,443)	159,607
Charge-offs of CECL reserve	(14,427)
Ending balance	124,679	173,549
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjusted Balance
Loans Receivable, Net
Beginning balance		13,942
U.S. Loans
Loans Receivable, Net
Beginning balance	42,995
Increase (decrease) in CECL reserve	(16,110)	34,040
Charge-offs of CECL reserve	0
Ending balance	26,885	42,995
U.S. Loans \| Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjusted Balance
Loans Receivable, Net
Beginning balance		8,955
Non-U.S. Loans
Loans Receivable, Net
Beginning balance	27,734
Increase (decrease) in CECL reserve	(17,471)	24,103
Charge-offs of CECL reserve	0
Ending balance	10,263	27,734
Non-U.S. Loans \| Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjusted Balance
Loans Receivable, Net
Beginning balance		3,631
Unique Loans
Loans Receivable, Net
Beginning balance	33,159	0
Increase (decrease) in CECL reserve	(502)	31,803
Charge-offs of CECL reserve	0
Ending balance	32,657	33,159
Unique Loans \| Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjusted Balance
Loans Receivable, Net
Beginning balance		1,356
Impaired loans
Loans Receivable, Net
Beginning balance	69,661	0
Increase (decrease) in CECL reserve	(360)	69,661
Charge-offs of CECL reserve	(14,427)
Ending balance	$ 54,874	69,661
Impaired loans \| Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjusted Balance
Loans Receivable, Net
Beginning balance		$ 0

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Amount excluding accrued interest, of allowance for credit loss on financing receivable.

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Amount of writeoff of financing receivable, charged against allowance for credit loss.

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