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Debt Arrangements - Additional Information (Detail) € in Millions |  |  | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 13, 2018 USD ($) | Aug. 22, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2019 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Increased borrowing capacity | $ 65,000,000 |  |  |  |
Extended debt instrument date | Jun. 30, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2019 |  |  |
Debt to earnings before Interest, Taxes and Depreciation ratio | 225.00% |  |  |  |
Line of credit utilized borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 31,300,000 |  |
Line of credit remaining borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 33,700,000 |  |
U.S. [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate for Line of credit |  |  | 3.62% | 3.62% |
Asia Pacific [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Restricted cash used to secure bank debt |  |  | $ 300,000 |  | $ 300,000
LIBOR [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate of LIBOR plus | 1.125% |  |  |  |
LIBOR [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate of LIBOR plus | 1.50% |  |  |  |
Polish Subsidiary [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings |  |  | $ 900,000 |  |
Interest rate for Line of credit |  |  | 2.765% | 2.765% |
Polish Subsidiary [Member] | Warsaw Interbank Offer Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate of LIBOR plus |  |  | 1.125% |  |
Expiration date |  |  | Jun. 30, 2021 |  |
Australian subsidiary [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings |  |  | $ 6,400,000 |  |
Expiration date |  |  | Jun. 30, 2021 |  |
Interest rate for Line of credit |  |  | 2.975% | 2.975% |
Austrian Subsidiary [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit utilized borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 1,100,000 | € 1.0 |
Expiration date |  |  | May 31, 2019 |  |
Austrian Subsidiary [Member] | Line Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  | 2.00% | 2.00% |

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