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Acquisitions - Allocation of Acquired Intangible Assets and Liabilities Related Estimates of Useful Lives (Detail) - Electro Scientific Industries Inc [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions |  | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 01, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price | $ 316.2 | $ 316.2
Completed Technology [Member] |  |
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price |  | 274.0
Completed Technology [Member] | Lasers Products [Member] |  |
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price | $ 255.7 |
Estimated useful life of finite-lived intangible assets | 12 years |
Completed Technology [Member] | Non Laser Products [Member] |  |
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price | $ 18.3 |
Estimated useful life of finite-lived intangible assets | 10 years |
Trademarks and Trade Names [Member] |  |
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price | $ 14.4 |
Estimated useful life of finite-lived intangible assets | 7 years |
Customer Relationships [Member] |  |
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price | $ 25.4 | $ 25.4
Estimated useful life of finite-lived intangible assets | 10 years |
Backlog [Member] |  |
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price | $ 2.4 |
Estimated useful life of finite-lived intangible assets | 1 year |

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