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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Estimated Useful Lives (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015
Buildings And improvements | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	10 years
Buildings And improvements | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	30 years
Machinery and equipment | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	5 years
Machinery and equipment | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	10 years
Furniture, computers and equipment | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	3 years
Furniture, computers and equipment | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	5 years
Production molds | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	2 years
Production molds | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, useful life	5 years

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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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