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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Jun. 01, 2013 USD ($) T | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Jun. 15, 2015 USD ($) T
Business And Asset Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ 11,265,000 | $ 11,502,000 | $ 11,726,000 |
Asset acquisition purchase price |  | 119,349,000 | $ 101,819,000 | 92,865,000 |
Business acquisition cash paid |  | 5,133,000 |  | 68,212,000 |
Sun Products Corporation’s (SUN's) Pasadena, Texas [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Business And Asset Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Asset acquisition purchase price |  | 13,000,000 |  |  |
Acquisition of land |  | 3,377,000 |  |  |
Acquisition of manufacturing assets |  | $ 9,623,000 |  |  |
Procter and Gamble Company [Member] | Brazil [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Business And Asset Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Capacity of production facility purchased in connection with acquisition | T |  |  |  |  | 30,000
Acquisition purchase price |  |  |  |  | $ 5,133,000
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  | 6,007,000
Acquisition of liabilities |  |  |  |  | 874,000
Acquisition of intangible assets |  |  |  |  | 0
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | $ 0
Bayer Material Science [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Business And Asset Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Capacity of production facility purchased in connection with acquisition | T | 21,000 |  |  |  |
Acquisition purchase price | $ 68,212,000 |  |  |  |
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment | 37,000,000 |  |  |  |
Acquisition of intangible assets | 17,800,000 |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 4,642,000 |  |  |  |
Business acquisition cash paid | 61,067,000 |  |  |  |
Business acquisition consideration payable for inventory |  |  |  | 7,145,000 |
Acquisition-related costs incurred |  |  |  | 270,000 |
Bayer Material Science [Member] | Acquisition Related Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Business And Asset Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Nonrecurring adjustments to pro forma net income |  |  |  | 270,000 |
Bayer Material Science [Member] | Fair Value Adjustment to Acquisition Date Inventory [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Business And Asset Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Nonrecurring adjustments to pro forma net income |  |  |  | $ 558,000 |
Bayer Material Science [Member] | Know-how [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Business And Asset Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition of intangible assets | 7,900,000 |  |  |  |
Amortization periods for the identifiable intangible assets at the time of acquisition |  | 8 years |  |  |
Bayer Material Science [Member] | Trademark and Trade Name [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Business And Asset Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition of intangible assets | 3,800,000 |  |  |  |
Amortization periods for the identifiable intangible assets at the time of acquisition |  | 11 years |  |  |
Bayer Material Science [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Business And Asset Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition of intangible assets | $ 6,100,000 |  |  |  |
Amortization periods for the identifiable intangible assets at the time of acquisition |  | 12 years |  |  |

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