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Income Taxes - Schedule of Reconciliation Between Actual Income Tax Expense and Amount Computed by Applying Statutory Tax Rate (Parenthetical) (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Reconciliation of Effective Tax Rate [Line Items] |  |  |
Statutory tax rate in Mexico | 30.00% | 30.00% | 30.00%
Mexico [member] |  |  |
Reconciliation of Effective Tax Rate [Line Items] |  |  |
Statutory tax rate in Mexico | 30.00% | 30.00% | 30.00%

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