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Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail)		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2018	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) Unit	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership in earnings of subsidiary			100.00%
Number of reporting units | Unit			2
Indefinite lived intangible assets other than goodwill			$ 0
Impairment charges recorded for intangible assets with finite lives			$ 0	$ 300,000
Impairment, Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]			Other Operating Income (Expense), Net	Other Operating Income (Expense), Net
Research and development costs			$ 4,500,000	$ 3,300,000	$ 2,800,000
Advertising cost			2,700,000	1,500,000	300,000
Aggregate foreign currency transaction losses includes hedge activity			$ 400,000	1,000,000.0	$ 1,000,000.0
Foreign currency forward contracts maturity period			90 days
Goodwill impairment			$ 6,529,000
Other goodwill impairment			0	$ 0
Argentina [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Cumulative inflation rate period	3 years
Asia-Pacific [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment		$ 6,500,000	$ 6,529,000
Minimum [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Amortization period of intangible assets			2 years
Percentage of tax benefit to be realized upon ultimate settlement with tax authority			50.00%
Minimum [Member] | Argentina [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Cumulative inflation rate	100.00%
Maximum [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Amortization period of intangible assets			68 years
Maximum [Member] | Argentina [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage of consolidated net sales from revenue operations			1.00%	1.00%	1.00%
Land and Improvements [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of Property, Plant and Equipment			10 years
Building [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of Property, Plant and Equipment			40 years
Building Improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of Property, Plant and Equipment			5 years
Building Improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of Property, Plant and Equipment			40 years
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of Property, Plant and Equipment			3 years
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of Property, Plant and Equipment			10 years
Aircraft [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives of Property, Plant and Equipment			15 years

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