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Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Oct. 11, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2017
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated impairment losses |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0
Amortization expense on intangible assets |  | $ 4,200,000 | $ 6,600,000 | $ 14,500,000 | $ 16,300,000 |
MS Directional |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in goodwill due to measurement period adjustments | $ 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |

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- Definition The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109223946&loc=d3e3602-108585 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16323-109275 Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6388964&loc=d3e16225-109274 + Details
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