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Supplemental Cash Flow Information - Additional Information Relating to Cash Flow Activities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Cash payments for:
Income taxes, net	$ 1,009	$ 3,588
Noncash continuing investing and financing activities:
Incentive tax credit receivable associated with property, plant and equipment	8,125
Long-term debt associated with additions of capitalized internal-use software and software development		759
Accounts payable associated with additions of property, plant and equipment	14,968	15,685
Series E Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member]
Noncash continuing investing and financing activities:
Dividends accrued on redeemable preferred	17,248	14,323
Accretion of redeemable preferred	$ 4,852	$ 4,911

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Future cash outflow to pay for purchases of fixed assets that have occurred.

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