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Accounts Receivable - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2016
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Accounts receivable, allowances for doubtful accounts | $ 22.4 | $ 21.4 | $ 30.9
MAT sales reversal |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross sales reversal | 47.0 |  |
Net sales reversal | 43.0 |  |
Accounts receivable reversal | $ 47.0 |  |

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