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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands, CAD in Millions									1 Months Ended								3 Months Ended				4 Months Ended		5 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	7 Months Ended			10 Months Ended	12 Months Ended							13 Months Ended	36 Months Ended			72 Months Ended
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Commitments Disclosure [Line Items]
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies \| $																	$ 600																								$ 600
Outstanding letters of credit and bonds \| $																	21,100
Number of plaintiffs cases dismissed (plaintiff)								2
Reimbursement \| $																	$ 300		$ 100
Minimum
Commitments Disclosure [Line Items]
Warranty maturity periods																	1 year
Maximum
Commitments Disclosure [Line Items]
Warranty maturity periods																	5 years
Circuit Court Of Cook County
Commitments Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of cases filed by firefighters (case) \| case																																		6			6	6	6	33
Number of plaintiffs (plaintiff) \| plaintiff																													74											2,443
Number of cases of plaintiff's claims (case)																																			27
Number of claimants settled (plaintiff)																																												308
Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
Commitments Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of cases filed by firefighters (case) \| Case																																		71			71	71	71
Number of plaintiffs (plaintiff)																																					71
Number of cases of plaintiff's claims (case)																																						4	3
Number of claims dismissed (case) \| Case																																						3
Damages maximum amount \| $																																	$ 100
Number of claimants settled (plaintiff)																																												1,125
Settlement Agreement payment made \| $																																	$ 80
Settlement Agreement
Commitments Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs (plaintiff)																						1,069
Claims settled amount \| $																													$ 3,800
Percentage of claimants agreed for settlement																						95.02%								95.02%													93.00%
Percentage of claimants agreed for settlement as per settlement agreement																																											100.00%
Settlement Agreement payment made \| $																														$ 3,600
Supreme Court of State of New York, New York County
Commitments Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs (plaintiff) \| plaintiff																	12
Supreme Court of Kings County New York
Commitments Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of new claims filed (case) \| case																																							4
Latvian Commercial Dispute
Commitments Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of Bronto units sold (leased unit) \| leased_unit																																			3
Litigation Settlement, Percent of Settlement Costs																	0.50
Percent of legal fees																	50.00%
Charge in period from litigation \| $																	$ 1,500
Outside Chicago Firefighter Plaintiffs
Commitments Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs (plaintiff)						1,800
Outside Chicago Firefighter Plaintiffs \| Circuit Court Of Cook County
Commitments Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs (plaintiff) \| plaintiff																																								1,800
Pennsylvania Firefighter Plaintiffs \| Circuit Court Of Cook County
Commitments Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs (plaintiff) \| plaintiff																																		299
Chicago Firefighter Plaintiffs
Commitments Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs (plaintiff)								3							3	8
Chicago Firefighter Plaintiffs \| Minimum
Commitments Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs (plaintiff) \| plaintiff																																		9
Chicago Firefighter Plaintiffs \| Maximum
Commitments Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs (plaintiff)																																		40
Chicago Firefighter Plaintiffs \| Circuit Court Of Cook County
Commitments Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs (plaintiff)																																		9
Claims settled amount \| $																																		$ 400
Philadelphia Firefighter Plaintiffs \| Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
Commitments Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of cases filed by firefighters (case)				4																							20
Number of plaintiffs (plaintiff)		4		55							70	3															20				9	9
Number of claims dismissed (case) \| case																												5
Number of cases set for trial (case) \| case																																				7
Number of new claims filed (case)																		2					9
District of Columbia Firefighter Plaintiffs \| Federal Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Commitments Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs (plaintiff)											11												193
Number of new claims filed (case) \| case											1
Pittsburgh Firefighter Plaintiffs \| Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Commitments Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs (plaintiff)																					247					8
Number of claims dismissed (case)																					55
Pittsburgh Firefighter Plaintiffs \| Allegheny County, Pennsylvania \| Scenario, Forecast
Commitments Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs (plaintiff) \| plaintiff																									6
Erie County Firefighter Plaintiffs \| Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
Commitments Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs (plaintiff)													61
Buffalo Firefighter Plaintiffs \| Supreme Court of State of New York Erie County
Commitments Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs (plaintiff)							193
Number of new claims filed (case) \| case							20
New York City Firefighter Plaintiffs \| Supreme Court of State of New York, New York County
Commitments Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of cases filed by firefighters (case) \| Case																				28
Number of plaintiffs (plaintiff)					8					1							452			227
New Jersey Firefighter Plaintiffs \| Superior Court of New Jersey, Union County
Commitments Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs (plaintiff)									34
New Jersey Firefighter Plaintiffs
Commitments Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of cases filed by firefighters (case) \| Case																								9																		8
Number of plaintiffs (plaintiff)																	105							194
JJE
Commitments Disclosure [Line Items]
Deferred payment \| CAD			CAD 8.0
Property Lease Guarantee
Commitments Disclosure [Line Items]
Guarantor Obligations, Current Carrying Value \| $																																									$ 1,300
Maximum potential cash payments \| $																	$ 4,100
Chicago Firefighter Plaintiffs
Commitments Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs (plaintiff)	1,770
Erie County Firefighter Plaintiffs
Commitments Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs (plaintiff) \| plaintiff														33
Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County \| Pittsburgh Firefighter Plaintiffs
Commitments Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs (plaintiff)																		19