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Business Segment, Geographic Area, Product and Significant Customer Information - Customers with Net Revenues Greater than 10% of Total Net Revenues (Detail) - Customer Concentration Risk [Member] - Sales Revenue, Net [Member]	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Customer A [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Percentage of total net revenues	18.10%	18.90%	17.80%	19.60%
Customer B [Member]
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Percentage of total net revenues	13.20%	13.80%	12.70%	13.40%

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