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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) | Mar. 13, 2020 | Dec. 17, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | $ (23,059,000) | $ (26,086,000)
Logos Technologies LLC's Nat Sur Fact Business [Member] | Surfactants [Member] | 2020 Acquisition [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Paid from cash on hand | $ 2,040,000 |  |  |
Logos Technologies LLC's Nat Sur Fact Business [Member] | Surfactants [Member] | 2020 Acquisition [Member] | Trademarks and Know-how [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired | 1,071,000 |  |  |
Logos Technologies LLC's Nat Sur Fact Business [Member] | Surfactants [Member] | 2020 Acquisition [Member] | Patents [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired | 357,000 |  |  |
Logos Technologies LLC's Nat Sur Fact Business [Member] | Surfactants [Member] | 2020 Acquisition [Member] | Laboratory Equipment [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Equipment acquired | $ 612,000 |  |  |
Oilfield Demulsifier Product Line [Member] | Surfactants [Member] | 2019 Acquisition [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Paid from cash on hand |  | $ 9,000,000 |  |
Goodwill |  | $ (3,161,000) |  |
Weighted average amortization periods of identifiable intangibles assets |  | 20 years |  |
Oilfield Demulsifier Product Line [Member] | Surfactants [Member] | 2019 Acquisition [Member] | Product Know-how [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Intangible assets identified related to acquisition |  | $ (3,300,000) |  |
Oilfield Demulsifier Product Line [Member] | Surfactants [Member] | 2019 Acquisition [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Intangible assets identified related to acquisition |  | $ (1,900,000) |  |

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