v3.7.0.1

Product Warranties (Narrative) (Detail)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017
Minimum
Product Warranty Liability [Line Items]
Warranty periods for products sold, in months and years	1 year
Maximum
Product Warranty Liability [Line Items]
Warranty periods for products sold, in months and years	2 years

X

- Definition

Warranty Period On Products Sold

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No definition available.

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X

- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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No definition available.

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Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Details

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Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type:

X

- Details

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Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
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Period Type: