Equity - Incentive Equity Awards - Summarizes the Aggregate Number of Stock Options And Restricted Stock Unit (Detail) - shares	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Outstanding Stock Options	18,493,000	16,664,000
Stock Incentive Plan 2020
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Outstanding Stock Options	18,493,303
Stock Incentive Plan 2020 \| Stock Options
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
% of Outstanding Shares	4.00%
Stock Incentive Plan 2020 \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Outstanding RSUs	9,277,176
% of Outstanding Shares	2.00%

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Number of options outstanding, including both vested and non-vested options.

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