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Investments - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |
Ownership interest held | 50.00% |  |
Total assets of variable interest entities | $ 19,634.8 | $ 16,334.0 | $ 14,909.7
Total liabilities of variable interest entities | 14,419.3 | 11,764.3 |
Chem-Mod Clean-Coal Venture [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |
Total revenues of limited liability companies | 81.9 | 73.7 |
Total expenses of limited liability companies | 17.5 | 4.1 |
Chem-Mod Clean-Coal Venture [Member] | VIE [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |
Total assets of variable interest entities | 16.3 | 14.0 |
Total liabilities of variable interest entities | $ 2.8 | $ 1.4 |
Chem-Mod Clean-Coal Venture - U.S. and Canadian Operations [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |
Ownership interest held | 46.50% |  |
Chem-Mod International LLC [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |
Ownership interest held | 31.50% |  |
C-Quest Technology LLC and C-Quest Technologies International LLC [Member] |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |
Ownership interest held | 12.00% |  |

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