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Income Taxes -Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017
Income Tax [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Effective income tax rate | 19.60% | (32.30%) |  |  |
Provisional charges for the re-measurement of deferred tax assets, long-term | $ 5.6 |  |  |  |
Provisional charges for the re-measurement of deferred tax assets, short-term | 1.3 |  |  |  |
Transition tax obligation | 4.9 |  |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits, uncertain tax positions | 6.1 |  |  |  | $ 6.5
Unrecognized tax benefits, accrued interest | $ 0.4 |  |  |  | $ 0.4
Scenario, Forecast |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Federal corporate tax rate |  |  | 21.00% | 24.50% |

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