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Segment Reporting and Geographical Area Data - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 Segment	Dec. 31, 2016 Customer	Dec. 31, 2015 Customer	Dec. 31, 2014 Customer
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments | Segment	4
Number of significant customers with sales greater than 10% | Customer		0	0	0

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Number of customers representing greater than ten percent of net sales.

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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