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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 06, 2017 USD ($) Facility | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ 1,171,454 |  |  |  | $ 604,714 |  |  |  | $ 1,171,454 |  | $ 604,714 |  | $ 612,792
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,023,848 |  | 0 |  | 690
Net sales |  | 995,703 | $ 1,266,930 | $ 1,021,814 | $ 805,407 | $ 805,891 | $ 1,139,643 | $ 874,642 | $ 792,738 | 4,089,854 |  | 3,612,914 |  | 3,763,971
Total segment income from operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 356,990 |  | 299,730 |  | 319,812
Dispensing Systems Business Acquisition [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combinations, Number of Facilities Acquired | Facility | 13 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Revenue Reported by Acquired Entity for Last Annual Period | $ 570,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Trade Accounts Receivable | 109,565 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Inventory | 79,758 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Property, Plant, and Equipment | 255,616 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Other Intangible Assets | 245,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Other Assets | 40,647 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities | (86,699) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Deferred Income Taxes | (105,701) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Other Liabilities | (25,339) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Total Identifiable Assets | 512,847 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 511,001 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired | 1,023,848 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Period Increase (Decrease) |  | 12,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dispensing Systems Business Acquisition [Member] | Customer relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Other Intangible Assets | $ 220,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life | 22 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dispensing Systems Business Acquisition [Member] | Technology And Know How [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Other Intangible Assets | $ 25,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life | 7 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0
Total segment income from operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (43,027) | [1] | $ (20,003) | [1] | $ (16,200)
Business Combination, Total Acquisition Related Costs |  | $ 26,100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26,100 |  |  |  |
Dispensing Systems [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 445,600 |  |  |  |
Total segment income from operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47,300 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Inventory Write-up Adjustment, Before Income Taxes, Included in Net Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11,900 |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] | Dispensing Systems Business Acquisition [Member] | Property, Plant and Equipment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite-Lived Property, Plant and Equipment, Weighted Average Useful Life | 35 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
[1] | Corporate includes costs attributed to announced acquisitions of $24.7 million and $1.4 million in 2017 and 2016, respectively.

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