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Property and Business Interruption Insurance Claims and Recoveries - Additional Information (Detail) - Cherokee Facility [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 13, 2012	Jan. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Business Interruption Loss [Line Items]
Aggregate amount of claim settlement		$ 43.5
Approved insurance payments received		$ 36.5
Insurance recovery recognized as reduction to cost of sales				$ 28.0
Property Insurance [Member]
Business Interruption Loss [Line Items]
Deductible property damage under insurance	$ 2.5		$ 2.5
Business Interruption Insurance [Member]
Business Interruption Loss [Line Items]
Waiting period for business interruption coverage	30 days
Approved insurance payments received prior to conclusion					$ 15.0
Deferred gain on insurance recovery					1.4
Approved insurance payments received				$ 28.5
Approved insurance payments received prior to conclusion					15.0
Business Interruption Insurance [Member] | Cost of Sales [Member]
Business Interruption Loss [Line Items]
Insurance claim recoverable costs					$ 13.6

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The amount recovered from insurance. These recoveries reduce costs and losses that are reported as a separate line item under operating expenses.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=63488584&loc=d3e20235-122688

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