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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Jan. 01, 2014
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capitalized interest recorded as part of the cost of the assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 400,000 us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized | $ 300,000 us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized | $ 300,000 us-gaap_InterestCostsCapitalized |
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 360,853,000 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | 324,180,000 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | 325,509,000 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss |
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest | 23,636,000 us-gaap_ProfitLoss | [1] | 83,276,000 us-gaap_ProfitLoss | [1] | 44,003,000 us-gaap_ProfitLoss | [1] | 31,476,000 us-gaap_ProfitLoss | [1] | 23,276,000 us-gaap_ProfitLoss | [2] | 77,175,000 us-gaap_ProfitLoss | [2] | 59,529,000 us-gaap_ProfitLoss | [2] | 25,433,000 us-gaap_ProfitLoss | [2] | 182,391,000 us-gaap_ProfitLoss | 185,413,000 us-gaap_ProfitLoss | 151,346,000 us-gaap_ProfitLoss |
Earnings Per Share, Diluted | $ 0.37 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted | [1],[3] | $ 1.31 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted | [1],[3] | $ 0.69 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted | [1],[3] | $ 0.49 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted | [1],[3] | $ 0.36 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted | [2],[3] | $ 1.21 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted | [2],[3] | $ 0.93 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted | [2],[3] | $ 0.38 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted | [2],[3] | $ 2.86 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted | $ 2.87 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted | $ 2.17 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted |
Building |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful life (in years) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35 years |  |  |
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful life (in years) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful life (in years) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 years |  |  |
Service Life [Member] | Equipment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Increase in Estimated Useful Life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21,900,000 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_ChangeInAccountingEstimateByTypeAxis = us-gaap_ServiceLifeMember / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_EquipmentMember |  |  |
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 14,000,000 us-gaap_ProfitLoss / us-gaap_ChangeInAccountingEstimateByTypeAxis = us-gaap_ServiceLifeMember / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_EquipmentMember |  |  |
Earnings Per Share, Diluted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.22 us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted / us-gaap_ChangeInAccountingEstimateByTypeAxis = us-gaap_ServiceLifeMember / us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis = us-gaap_EquipmentMember |  |  |
Service Life [Member] | Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful life (in years) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 years |  |  |
Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18 years |  |  |
Other Intangible Assets [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9 years |  |  |
[1] | The first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2014 include rationalization charges of $1.6 million, $0.9 million, $2.5 million and $9.5 million, respectively, and (loss) income from operations in Venezuela of $(0.5) million, $(2.9) million, $0.8 million and $(0.5) million, respectively. The first quarter of 2014 includes a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $1.5 million. The first and third quarters of 2014 include costs attributable to announced acquisitions of $0.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively.
[2] | The first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2013 include rationalization charges of $1.4 million, $0.9 million, $1.3 million and $8.4 million, respectively, and (loss) income from operations in Venezuela of $(4.2) million, $(1.1) million, $0.1 million and $2.3 million, respectively. The loss from operations in Venezuela for the first quarter of 2013 includes a charge of $3.0 million for the remeasurement of net assets due to a currency devaluation. The first, third and fourth quarters of 2013 include costs attributable to announced acquisitions of $0.2 million, $1.0 million and $0.3 million, respectively. The first quarter of 2013 includes new plant start-up costs of $0.8 million.
[3] | Net income per share data is computed independently for each of the periods presented. Accordingly, the sum of the quarterly earnings per share amounts may not equal the total for the year.

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