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Goodwill - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Jul. 06, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Oct. 04, 2010
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 81,448		$ 77,388
SISD [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 4,301
MVSD [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Fair value in excess to carrying value				208.00%

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
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