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Accrued Warranty Costs - Changes in Product Warranty Obligation (Accrued Warranty Costs) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Disclosure Accrued Product Warranty Costs [Abstract]
Balance at beginning of year	$ 8,817	$ 7,297	$ 6,172
Amounts charged to SG&A	9,678	7,923	7,388
Costs incurred	(7,944)	(6,403)	(6,263)
Balance at end of year	$ 10,551	$ 8,817	$ 7,297

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Disclosure accrued product warranty costs.

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Product warranty accrual charged to selling general and administration expense.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for estimated claims under standard and extended warranty protection rights granted to customers.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
-Subparagraph ((c)(5))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=51674963&loc=d3e12565-110249

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
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-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.15(5))
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Represents the aggregate decrease in the liability related to payments to satisfy claims for standard and extended product warranties.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
-Subparagraph ((c)(2))
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