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Employee Benefits - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of Active Employees with Pension and or Other Retirement Benefit Plans Covered | 20.00% |  |
Percentage of matching contribution if compensation percentage below low range | 100.00% |  |
Matching participant's contribution, percentage on compensation | 4.00% |  |
Percentage of matching contribution if compensation percentage between high range and low range | 75.00% |  |
Matching participant's contribution, percentage on compensation, range low | 4.00% |  |
Matching participant's contribution, percentage on compensation, range high | 8.00% |  |
Percentage of employees eligible to accrue benefits under the defined plan | 50.00% |  |
Matching participant's contribution, average percentage on compensation | 6.00% |  |
Retirement liabilities | $ 265,370,000 | $ 227,172,000 |
Capital in excess of par value related to Deferred Compensation Plan | 28,200,000 | 22,200,000 |
Total cash surrender value of life insurance contracts | 47,578,000 | 43,179,000 |
Deferred Compensation Plan [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Retirement liabilities | 50,900,000 | 43,600,000 |
Pension Plan [Member] | U.S Plans [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Benefit obligation | 620,654,000 | 562,043,000 | $ 602,783,000
Retirement liabilities | 49,292,000 | 46,519,000 |
Contribution to the plans | 3,683,000 | $ 3,524,000 |
Pension Plan [Member] | U.S Plans [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Target percentage of investment in equity securities |  | 20.00% |
Pension Plan [Member] | U.S Plans [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Target percentage of investment in equity securities |  | 80.00% |
Pension Plan [Member] | U.S Plans [Member] | Qualified Plan [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Contribution to the plans | 0 |  |
Pension Plan [Member] | U.S Plans [Member] | Nonqualified Plan [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Contribution to the plans | 3,700,000 |  |
Pension Plan [Member] | Non-U.S. Plans [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Benefit obligation | 1,099,084,000 | $ 957,935,000 | 973,061,000
Retirement liabilities | 143,040,000 | 114,705,000 |
Contribution to the plans | $ 20,031,000 | 18,238,000 |
Pension Plan [Member] | Non-U.S. Plans [Member] | Real Estate [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Target percentage of investment in equity securities | 15.00% |  |
Pension Plan [Member] | Non-U.S. Plans [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Target percentage of investment in equity securities | 15.00% |  |
Pension Plan [Member] | Non-U.S. Plans [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Target percentage of investment in equity securities | 35.00% |  |
Pension Plan [Member] | Non-U.S. Plans [Member] | Alternative Type of Investments [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Target percentage of investment in equity securities | 35.00% |  |
Postretirement Benefit Plan [Member] |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Benefit obligation | $ 64,174,000 | $ 59,625,000 | $ 82,714,000
Contribution to the plans | $ 2,700,000 |  |

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