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Payment for termination fee.

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Number of shares of equity interests issued or issuable to acquire entity.

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Face amount or stated value per share of common stock.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Organization and Operations - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)			12 Months Ended
	Jul. 26, 2023	May 05, 2022	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Organization and Operations [Line Items]
Common stock, par or stated value per share			$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Merger Agreement \| Maxlinear Inc
Organization and Operations [Line Items]
Payment for termination fee	$ 160,000,000
Merger Agreement \| Maxlinear Inc \| American Depositary Shares
Organization and Operations [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross			$ 93.54
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares			0.388
Merger Agreement \| Maxlinear Inc \| Common Stock
Organization and Operations [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross		$ 23.385
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares		0.097
Common stock, par or stated value per share		$ 0.0001