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Derivative Financial Instruments - Summary of Non-designated Hedges (Detail) - Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: € in Thousands, £ in Thousands, SFr in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021 EUR (€) DerivativeInstrument	Dec. 31, 2021 GBP (£) DerivativeInstrument	Dec. 31, 2021 CHF (SFr) DerivativeInstrument	Dec. 31, 2020 EUR (€) DerivativeInstrument	Dec. 31, 2020 GBP (£) DerivativeInstrument
Buy GBP / Sell EUR Forward
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Number of Instruments	1	1	1
Notional Amount \| €	€ 8,410
Buy GBP / Sell USD Forward
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Number of Instruments	3	3	3
Notional Amount \| £		£ 170,600
Buy USD / Sell GBP Forward
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Number of Instruments	3	3	3
Notional Amount \| £		£ 170,600
Buy GBP / Sell USD Forward
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Number of Instruments	2	2	2
Notional Amount \| €	€ 165,560
Buy USD / Sell EUR Forward
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Number of Instruments	3	3	3	1	1
Notional Amount \| €	€ 165,560			€ 8,410
Buy CHF / Sell USD Forward
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Number of Instruments	1	1	1
Notional Amount \| SFr			SFr 20,300
Buy USD / Sell CHF Forward
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Number of Instruments	1	1	1
Notional Amount \| SFr			SFr 20,300
Buy EUR / Sell GBP Forward
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Number of Instruments				2	2
Notional Amount \| £					£ 146,207