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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] | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Applied Materials Inc [Member] |  |  |
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of total net revenues | 17.80% | 19.10% | 17.00%
Lam Research Corporation [Member] |  |  |
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of total net revenues | 13.40% | 12.90% | 12.30%

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