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Acquisitions (Additional Information) (Detail) |  |  | 0 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  | 0 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Apr. 28, 2014 Aegis Flow Technologies USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2014 Aegis Flow Technologies USD ($) | Apr. 28, 2014 Aegis Flow Technologies USD ($) | Mar. 18, 2013 FTL Seals Technology, Ltd USD ($) | Mar. 18, 2013 FTL Seals Technology, Ltd GBP (£)
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Annual revenue of entity acquired |  |  | $ 15,000,000 |  |  |  |
Aggregate purchase price |  |  | 25,000,000 |  |  | 34,500,000 | 23,100,000
Goodwill | 1,336,353,000 | 1,349,456,000 |  |  | 7,787,000 | 18,000,000 |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  | 8,800,000 | 13,000,000 |
Goodwill expected tax deductible amount |  |  |  |  | 7,800,000 |  |
Acquisition-related transaction costs |  |  |  | 1,500,000 |  |  |
Fair value of inventory charges associated with acquisitions |  |  |  | 1,300,000 |  |  |
Goodwill not deductible for tax purposes |  |  |  |  |  | $ 18,000,000 |

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