Equity-Based Compensation - Schedule of Employee Stock Performance Activity (Detail)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022 $ / shares shares
Time-Vesting Restricted Awards [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares/Units, Outstanding, Beginning Balance \| shares	938,020
Shares/Units, Granted \| shares	294,901
Shares/Units, Vested \| shares	(666,294)
Shares/Units, Forfeited \| shares	(33,467)
Shares/Units, Outstanding, Ending Balance \| shares	533,160
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Award, Outstanding, Beginning Balance \| $ / shares	$ 21.94
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Award, Granted \| $ / shares	53.53
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Award, Vested \| $ / shares	16.37
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Award, Forfeited \| $ / shares	45.40
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Award, Outstanding, Ending Balance \| $ / shares	$ 44.90
Bonus Performance Restricted Awards [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares/Units, Outstanding, Beginning Balance \| shares	111,255
Shares/Units, Granted \| shares	134,063
Shares/Units, Vested \| shares	(119,867)
Shares/Units, Forfeited \| shares	(26,401)
Shares/Units, Outstanding, Ending Balance \| shares	99,050
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Award, Outstanding, Beginning Balance \| $ / shares	$ 51.78
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Award, Granted \| $ / shares	64.02
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Award, Vested \| $ / shares	51.84
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Award, Forfeited \| $ / shares	63.44
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Award, Outstanding, Ending Balance \| $ / shares	$ 65.16
Long-Term Incentive Performance Restricted Awards [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares/Units, Outstanding, Beginning Balance \| shares	990,003
Shares/Units, Granted \| shares	235,671
Shares/Units, Vested \| shares	(160,008)
Shares/Units, Forfeited \| shares	(206,183)
Shares/Units, Outstanding, Ending Balance \| shares	859,483
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Award, Outstanding, Beginning Balance \| $ / shares	$ 31.90
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Award, Granted \| $ / shares	60.40
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Award, Vested \| $ / shares	29.13
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Award, Forfeited \| $ / shares	36.26
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Award, Outstanding, Ending Balance \| $ / shares	$ 39.19

The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that were forfeited during the reporting period.

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