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Revenue - Revenues by Segment and Product Type (Detail) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |
Revenues | $ 98,139
Formed wire and hardware related products [Member] |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |
Revenues | 66,010
Protective closures [Member] |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |
Revenues | 17,613
Plastic products [Member] |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |
Revenues | 3,742
Other products [Member] |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |
Revenues | 10,774
PLP-USA [Member] |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |
Revenues | 39,443
PLP-USA [Member] | Formed wire and hardware related products [Member] |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |
Revenues | 22,137
PLP-USA [Member] | Protective closures [Member] |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |
Revenues | 11,697
PLP-USA [Member] | Plastic products [Member] |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |
Revenues | 2,196
PLP-USA [Member] | Other products [Member] |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |
Revenues | 3,413
The Americas [Member] |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |
Revenues | 19,546
The Americas [Member] | Formed wire and hardware related products [Member] |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |
Revenues | 14,989
The Americas [Member] | Protective closures [Member] |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |
Revenues | 3,539
The Americas [Member] | Plastic products [Member] |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |
Revenues | 397
The Americas [Member] | Other products [Member] |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |
Revenues | 621
EMEA [Member] |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |
Revenues | 15,081
EMEA [Member] | Formed wire and hardware related products [Member] |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |
Revenues | 11,282
EMEA [Member] | Protective closures [Member] |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |
Revenues | 1,158
EMEA [Member] | Plastic products [Member] |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |
Revenues | 605
EMEA [Member] | Other products [Member] |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |
Revenues | 2,036
Asia-Pacific [Member] |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |
Revenues | 24,069
Asia-Pacific [Member] | Formed wire and hardware related products [Member] |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |
Revenues | 17,602
Asia-Pacific [Member] | Protective closures [Member] |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |
Revenues | 1,219
Asia-Pacific [Member] | Plastic products [Member] |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |
Revenues | 544
Asia-Pacific [Member] | Other products [Member] |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |
Revenues | $ 4,704

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