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- Definition

Total revenue reported by the acquired entity for its previous full fiscal year before the business acquisition.

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This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase.

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Amount of cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Subsequent Event - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Subsequent Event - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Aug. 09, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 05, 2017 USD ($) facility	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Acquisition transaction costs				$ 4,098	$ 4,417
NII FPG [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Revenues reported by acquired entity						$ 81,000
Acquisition transaction costs					$ 4,417
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from borrowings	$ 170,018
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from borrowings			$ 170,018
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Canadian-Denominated Borrowing [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from borrowings	62,690
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Canadian-Denominated Borrowing [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from borrowings			62,690
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Euro-Denominated Borrowing [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from borrowings	$ 61,769
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Euro-Denominated Borrowing [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from borrowings			$ 61,769
Subsequent Event [Member] \| NII FPG [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses		$ 173,000
Number of primary manufacturing facilities \| facility		2