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Income Taxes - Changes in Valuation Allowance for Deferred Tax Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 57,812	$ 57,003	$ 84,573
Amounts from acquisitions	5,777	(2,707)	33,070
Divested balances	0	(351)	0
Amounts recognized into income	(390)	2,870	(38,684)
Current increase (decrease)	15,044	697	(13,086)
Impact of foreign currency exchange	4,101	300	(8,870)
Ending balance	$ 82,344	$ 57,812	$ 57,003

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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