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Percentage of bonus which is payable in performance-vesting restricted units based on the Company's achievement of performance goals.

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Aggregate number of common shares reserved for future issuance.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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Equity-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of equity awards to the Company’s bonus eligible employees		50.00%
Long Term Incentive Options [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance-vesting restricted units granted	120,000
Vesting period	3 years
Long Term Incentive Options [Member] \| Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Two [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of equity awards to the Company’s bonus eligible employees	20.00%
Long Term Incentive Options [Member] \| Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Three [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of equity awards to the Company’s bonus eligible employees	60.00%
Long-Term Incentive Performance Restricted Units [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance-vesting restricted units granted	120,000
Omnibus Incentive Plan [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock reserved for future issuance	15,000,000.0
Shares available for future issuance	7,700,000
2021 Bonus Plan [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of bonus payable by units	50.00%
2021 Bonus Plan [Member] \| Bonus Performance Restricted Units [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance-vesting restricted units granted	120,000
Percentage of bonus payable by units	50.00%
2021 Bonus Plan [Member] \| Below Threshold Performance Bonus Restricted Units [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage, per year	0.00%
2021 Bonus Plan [Member] \| Below Threshold Performance Bonus Restricted Units [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage, per year	125.00%
2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan Below Threshold Performance [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage, per year	0.00%
Performance for the test period	95.00%
Percentage of units earned	50.00%
2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan At or Above Maximum Performance [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage, per year	100.00%