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Debt - Schedule of Long Term Debt (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Long term debt | $ 342,970 | $ 389,993
Term Loan Facility, Net [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Long term debt | 342,883 | 389,279
Austria [Member] | Loans Due Through March 2020 and Other Debt [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Long term debt | $ 87 | $ 714

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