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Amount of stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Schedule I - Stockholders' Deficit - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Aug. 31, 2022	May 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Repurchase of treasury shares, shares	12,423,497	3,692,794	469,785
Stock repurchased during period, total cost	$ 693,623,000	$ 215,749,000	$ 12,406,000
Stock repurchases under Share Repurchase Programs	$ 693,600,000	$ 215,700,000	$ 12,400,000
Stock Repurchase Programs, number of shares repurchased	12,423,497	3,692,794	469,785
Share Repurchase Program, remaining authorized repurchase amount		$ 21,800,000
Treasury stock at cost	$ 1,324,681,000	631,058,000
Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share Repurchase Program, authorized amount				$ 250,000,000.0
Stock repurchases under Share Repurchase Programs	$ 193,600,000
Stock Repurchase Programs, number of shares repurchased	3,774,659
Share Repurchase Program, remaining authorized repurchase amount	$ 56,400,000
Former Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share Repurchase Program, authorized amount	250,000,000.0					$ 250,000,000.0
Stock Repurchase Program, replenishment amount						228,200,000
Stock repurchases under Share Repurchase Programs	$ 250,000,000.0
Stock Repurchase Programs, number of shares repurchased	3,563,086
Share Repurchase Program, remaining authorized repurchase amount	$ 0
May Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share Repurchase Program, authorized amount					$ 250,000,000.0
Stock repurchases under Share Repurchase Programs	$ 250,000,000.0
Stock Repurchase Programs, number of shares repurchased	5,085,752
Share Repurchase Program, remaining authorized repurchase amount	$ 0
Parent Company [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Capital contributed to subsidiary from exercises of stock options	$ 3,431,000	$ 5,955,000	$ 2,621,000
Repurchase of treasury shares, shares	12,423,497	3,692,794	469,785
Stock repurchased during period, total cost	$ 693,600,000	$ 215,700,000	$ 12,400,000
Stock Repurchase Programs, number of shares repurchased	12,423,497
Share Repurchase Program, remaining authorized repurchase amount		21,800,000
Treasury stock at cost	$ 1,324,681,000	$ 631,058,000
Parent Company [Member] \| Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share Repurchase Program, authorized amount				$ 250,000,000.0
Stock repurchases under Share Repurchase Programs	$ 193,600,000
Stock Repurchase Programs, number of shares repurchased	3,774,659
Share Repurchase Program, remaining authorized repurchase amount	$ 56,400,000
Parent Company [Member] \| Former Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share Repurchase Program, authorized amount	250,000,000.0					250,000,000.0
Stock Repurchase Program, replenishment amount						$ 228,200,000
Stock repurchases under Share Repurchase Programs	$ 250,000,000.0
Stock Repurchase Programs, number of shares repurchased	3,563,086
Share Repurchase Program, remaining authorized repurchase amount	$ 0
Parent Company [Member] \| May Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share Repurchase Program, authorized amount					$ 250,000,000.0
Stock repurchases under Share Repurchase Programs	$ 250,000,000.0
Stock Repurchase Programs, number of shares repurchased	5,085,752
Share Repurchase Program, remaining authorized repurchase amount	$ 0
Omnibus Incentive Plan [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock reserved for future issuance	15,000,000
Shares available for future issuance	7,290,000
Omnibus Incentive Plan [Member] \| Parent Company [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock reserved for future issuance	15,000,000
Shares available for future issuance	7,290,000