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Acquisition - Allocation of Acquired Intangible Assets and Liabilities Related Estimates of Useful Lives (Detail) - Photon Control Inc [Member] $ in Millions | Jul. 15, 2021 USD ($)
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Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price | $ 121.0
Completed Technology [Member] |
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price | $ 110.0
Acquired intangible assets, estimated useful lives | 9 years
Customer Relationships [Member] |
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price | $ 9.4
Acquired intangible assets, estimated useful lives | 10 years
Trade Names [Member] |
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price | $ 0.2
Acquired intangible assets, estimated useful lives | 6 months
Backlog [Member] |
Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Acquired intangible assets, purchase price | $ 1.4
Acquired intangible assets, estimated useful lives | 1 year 6 months

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