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Sale of Product Line - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2016 | [1] | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Jan. 31, 2015
Sale Of Product Line [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ 420,636,000 | $ 445,030,000 | $ 454,603,000 | $ 445,897,000 | $ 419,291,000 | $ 444,011,000 | $ 452,414,000 | $ 460,451,000 | $ 1,766,166,000 | $ 1,776,167,000 | [1] | $ 1,927,213,000 | [1] |
Specialty polyurethane systems product line (kits) [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale Of Product Line [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of product line for cash |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,262,000
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,800,000 |  |
Gain from the kits sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,862,000 |  |  |  |
[1] | Net sales are attributed to countries based on the location of the Company facility making the sales.

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