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Derivatives - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions |  | 6 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Apr. 03, 2019
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Maximum period for hedging a portion of forecasted foreign currency denominated intercompany sales of inventory |  | 18 months |  |
Accumulated other comprehensive income realization period |  | 12 months |  |
Interest Rate Hedge [Member] | Newport Corporation | Term Loan Credit Agreement [Member] | Secured Debt Repricing Amendment One |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate swap agreement, maturity date | Sep. 30, 2020 |  |  |
Percentage of debt which is subject to interest rate swap fixed rate | 50.00% |  |  |
Interest rate swap agreement, interest rate | 1.198% |  |  |
Interest rate swap agreement, credit spread rate |  | 1.75% |  |
Interest rate swap agreement, notional amount |  | $ 250.0 | $ 250.0 |
Interest rate swap agreement, fair value |  | $ 0.3 | 0.8 |
Interest rate swap agreement, interest rate description |  | the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement, which has a maturity date of September 30, 2020, to fix the rate on approximately 50% of its then-outstanding balance under the 2016 Term Loan Facility, as described further in Note 11. This hedge fixes the interest rate paid on the hedged debt at 1.198% per annum plus the applicable credit spread, which was 1.75% as of June 30, 2020. At June 30, 2020, the notional amount of this transaction was $250.0 and it had a fair value liability of $0.3. At December 31, 2019, the notional amount of this transaction was $250.0 and it had a fair value asset of $0.8. |  |
Interest Rate Hedge [Member] | Newport Corporation | Incremental Term Loan Facility | Secured Debt Repricing Amendment One |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate swap agreement, interest rate |  |  |  | 2.309%
Interest rate swap agreement, credit spread rate |  | 1.75% |  |
Interest rate swap agreement, notional amount |  | $ 300.0 | 300.0 | $ 300.0
Interest rate swap agreement, fair value |  | 15.3 | 6.5 |
Forward Exchange Contracts [Member] |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Gross notional values of outstanding forward foreign exchange contracts |  | $ 138.2 | $ 154.7 |

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