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Acquisitions - Allocation of Acquired Intangible Assets and Liabilities Related Estimates of Useful Lives (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2016	Mar. 17, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price	$ 395,504
Precisive, LLC [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price		$ 5,110		$ 5,110
Newport [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price			$ 399,806
Order Backlog [Member] | Precisive, LLC [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price		$ 50
Estimated useful life of finite-lived intangible assets		18 months
Order Backlog [Member] | Newport [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price	$ 12,100
Estimated useful life of finite-lived intangible assets	1 year
Customer Relationships [Member] | Precisive, LLC [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price		$ 1,430		$ 1,430
Estimated useful life of finite-lived intangible assets		8 years
Customer Relationships [Member] | Newport [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price	$ 243,093		243,093
Customer Relationships [Member] | Newport [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of finite-lived intangible assets	6 years
Customer Relationships [Member] | Newport [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of finite-lived intangible assets	18 years
Trade names [Member] | Precisive, LLC [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price		$ 210
Estimated useful life of finite-lived intangible assets		10 years
Developed Technology [Member] | Precisive, LLC [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price		$ 820
Estimated useful life of finite-lived intangible assets		10 years
Developed Technology [Member] | Newport [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price	$ 75,386
Developed Technology [Member] | Newport [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of finite-lived intangible assets	4 years
Developed Technology [Member] | Newport [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of finite-lived intangible assets	8 years
In-process Research and Development [Member] | Newport [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price	$ 6,899		$ 6,899
Estimated useful life of finite-lived intangible assets	Undefined
Exclusive Patent License [Member] | Precisive, LLC [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price		$ 2,600
Estimated useful life of finite-lived intangible assets		10 years
Trademarks and Trade Names [Member] | Newport [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price	$ 55,900
Estimated useful life of finite-lived intangible assets	Indefinite
Leasehold Interest, Net [Member] | Newport [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price	$ 2,126
Leasehold Interest, Net [Member] | Newport [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of finite-lived intangible assets	4 years
Leasehold Interest, Net [Member] | Newport [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of finite-lived intangible assets	5 years

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