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Quantitative Information Associated With Fair Value Measurement of Level 3 Financial Instrument (Parenthetical) (Detail) - Scenario, Forecast $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Universal Robots (UR)
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Payment for contingent consideration	$ 3.9
Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR)
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Payment for contingent consideration	$ 31.0

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Amount of cash outflow, made soon after acquisition date of business combination, to settle contingent consideration liability.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (d)
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