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Summary of Accounting and Financial Policies - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) Segment shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Summary Of Accounting And Financial Policies [Line Items]
Parent company percentage owned by affiliates	55.00%
Parent company shares owned by affiliates \| shares	21,037,500
Number of operating segment \| Segment	1
Number of reportable segment \| Segment	1
Book overdrafts	$ 77.3	$ 84.9
Foreign currency transaction (loss) gain	(0.2)	0.0	$ (2.4)
Warehousing, Delivery, General, and Administrative Expense [Member]
Summary Of Accounting And Financial Policies [Line Items]
Reduction in accrued vacation expense			11.0
Shipping and Handling [Member]
Summary Of Accounting And Financial Policies [Line Items]
Shipping and handling costs	$ 125.2	$ 113.7	$ 126.7
Minimum [Member]
Summary Of Accounting And Financial Policies [Line Items]
Consolidates entities voting shares percentage	50.00%