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Notes Receivable - Additional Information (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Maximum |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |
Financing period of distribution rights, years | 10 years

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- Definition Represents the term in years for distributor notes receivable + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
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Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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