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Debt - Schedule of Short Term Debt (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |
Short term debt | $ 12,623 | $ 3,986
Term Loan Facility [Member] |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |
Short term debt | 8,968 |
Japan [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |
Short term debt | 3,627 | 2,724
Japan [Member] | Receivables Financing Facility [Member] |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |
Short term debt | $ 28 | 665
Austrian [Member] | Loans Due Through March 2020 and other debt [Member] |  |
Short-term Debt [Line Items] |  |
Short term debt |  | $ 597

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