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Employee Benefit Plans and Stockholders' Equity - Schedule of Share Based Compensation Expenses (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2016
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense included in operating expenses | $ 106.2 | $ 101.9 | $ 110.8
Cost of sales |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense included in operating expenses | 9.6 | 9.2 | 12.0
Research and development |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense included in operating expenses | 37.5 | 33.0 | 39.8
Selling, general and administrative |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense included in operating expenses | $ 59.1 | $ 59.7 | $ 59.0

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