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Revenue from Contracts with Customers - Schedule of Deferred Revenue and Customer Advances by Arrangement (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2020 | Jan. 01, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Change in Contract with Customer, Liability [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term deferred revenue | $ 5.1 | $ 3.3 |
Deferred revenue and customer advances | 30.4 |  | $ 21.5
Deferred Revenue [Member] |  |  |
Change in Contract with Customer, Liability [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred revenue and customer advances | 19.7 | 12.4 |
Customer Advances [Member] |  |  |
Change in Contract with Customer, Liability [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred revenue and customer advances | $ 10.7 | $ 9.1 |

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