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Inventories - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Jul. 04, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Inventory Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Raw materials and supplies in inventory, percentage | 37.00% | 40.00%
Finished and semi-finished products in inventory, percentage | 63.00% | 60.00%
Inventories valued using the last-in, first-out | 45.00% | 43.00%
Increased value of inventory if FIFO method had been used | $ 455.4 | $ 567.4
Lower of cost or market adjustments | $ 4.3 | $ 2.7

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