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Revenue - Revenues by Segment and Product Type (Detail) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2023 | Mar. 31, 2022
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of disaggregated revenue | 100.00% | 100.00%
Energy [Member] |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of disaggregated revenue | 56.00% | 59.00%
Communications [Member] |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of disaggregated revenue | 38.00% | 33.00%
Special Industries [Member] |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of disaggregated revenue | 6.00% | 8.00%
PLP-USA [Member] |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of disaggregated revenue | 100.00% | 100.00%
PLP-USA [Member] | Energy [Member] |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of disaggregated revenue | 59.00% | 56.00%
PLP-USA [Member] | Communications [Member] |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of disaggregated revenue | 37.00% | 40.00%
PLP-USA [Member] | Special Industries [Member] |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of disaggregated revenue | 4.00% | 4.00%
The Americas [Member] |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of disaggregated revenue | 100.00% | 100.00%
The Americas [Member] | Energy [Member] |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of disaggregated revenue | 63.00% | 72.00%
The Americas [Member] | Communications [Member] |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of disaggregated revenue | 35.00% | 26.00%
The Americas [Member] | Special Industries [Member] |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of disaggregated revenue | 2.00% | 2.00%
EMEA [Member] |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of disaggregated revenue | 100.00% | 100.00%
EMEA [Member] | Energy [Member] |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of disaggregated revenue | 36.00% | 54.00%
EMEA [Member] | Communications [Member] |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of disaggregated revenue | 61.00% | 38.00%
EMEA [Member] | Special Industries [Member] |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of disaggregated revenue | 3.00% | 8.00%
Asia-Pacific [Member] |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of disaggregated revenue | 100.00% | 100.00%
Asia-Pacific [Member] | Energy [Member] |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of disaggregated revenue | 74.00% | 65.00%
Asia-Pacific [Member] | Communications [Member] |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of disaggregated revenue | 2.00% | 3.00%
Asia-Pacific [Member] | Special Industries [Member] |  |
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Percentage of disaggregated revenue | 24.00% | 32.00%

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