Equity-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022 shares
Bonus Performance Restricted Units [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance restricted units vested	120,000
Nonqualified Stock Options Granted [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance-vesting restricted units granted	50,000
Long-Term Incentive Performance Restricted Units [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance-vesting restricted units granted	145,000
Long Term Incentive Options [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years
Vesting rights	one-third vesting on each anniversary of the date of grant
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	7,500,000
2022 Bonus Plan [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of bonus payable by units	50.00%
2022 Bonus Plan [Member] \| Bonus Performance Restricted Units [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance-vesting restricted units granted	105,000
Percentage of bonus payable by units	50.00%
2022 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%
2022 Bonus Plan [Member] \| Target Performance Bonus Restricted Units [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage, per year	100.00%
2022 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%
Percentage of units earned	50.00%
2022 Long-Term Incentive Plan Maximum Performance [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage, per year	150.00%

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Aggregate number of common shares reserved for future issuance.

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