Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]
Effective tax rate	25.70%	28.10%	25.30%	25.00%
Income tax rate at federal statutory rates	21.00%	21.00%	21.00%	21.00%
Percentage of corporate alternative minimum tax	15.00%		15.00%
Percentage of excise tax on stock repurchases	1.00%		1.00%
State Tax Credit Carry Forwards [Member]
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]
Deferred tax assets, valuation allowance	$ 4.8		$ 4.8		$ 4.6

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Percentage of corporate alternative minimum tax.

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Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized.

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Percentage of domestic federal statutory tax rate applicable to pretax income (loss).

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