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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Income Taxes |  |  |
Previously taxed foreign income, repatriated | $ 0 | $ 1,300,000 | $ 1,000,000
Undistributed foreign earnings | $ 252,900,000 |  |
U.S. statutory rate | 35.00% | 35.00% | 35.00%
U.S. deferred tax asset |  | $ 200,000 |
U.S. deferred assets, net operating loss carryforwards |  | 400,000 |
Unrecognized tax benefits | $ 3,580,000 |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits would impact the effective tax rate | 2,900,000 |  |
Interest expense related to unrecognized tax benefits |  |  | $ 1,000,000
Interest accrued | $ 282,000 | 300,000 |
Tax credit carryforward, expiration date | 2016 |  |
Tax credit carryforward tax assets | $ 1,800,000 | 10,500,000 |
Valuation allowances | 1,984,000 | 2,311,000 |
U.S. |  |  |
Income Taxes |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments | 219,300,000 | 139,100,000 |
Operating loss carryforwards | 0 | 14,700,000 |
Foreign |  |  |
Income Taxes |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments | 266,400,000 | 206,400,000 |
Operating loss carryforwards | $ 1,100,000 | $ 3,400,000 |
Germany | Earliest Tax Year |  |  |
Income Taxes |  |  |
Tax years subject to examination | 2013 |  |
Tax years settled which were under tax examination | 2009 |  |
Germany | Latest Tax Year |  |  |
Income Taxes |  |  |
Tax years settled which were under tax examination | 2012 |  |
Poland | Earliest Tax Year |  |  |
Income Taxes |  |  |
Tax years subject to examination | 2011 |  |
China | Earliest Tax Year |  |  |
Income Taxes |  |  |
Tax years subject to examination | 2011 |  |
Spain | Earliest Tax Year |  |  |
Income Taxes |  |  |
Tax years subject to examination | 2012 |  |
United Kingdom | Earliest Tax Year |  |  |
Income Taxes |  |  |
Tax years subject to examination | 2014 |  |
United States | Tax Year 2011 |  |  |
Income Taxes |  |  |
Tax years currently under tax examination | 2011 |  |
United States | Tax Year 2012 |  |  |
Income Taxes |  |  |
Tax years currently under tax examination | 2012 |  |

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