Line of credit facility additional maximum borrowing capacity.

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- Definition

Line of credit facility maximum capacity available for issuance of letter of credit.

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- Definition

Line of credit interest coverage ratio.

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- Definition

Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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- Definition

Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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The maximum amount of borrowing capacity under a line of credit that is available as of the balance sheet date for a specific purpose other than for financing goods acquired for inventory or imminent delivery to a customer.

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- Definition

Date the credit facility terminates, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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- Definition

Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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- Definition

The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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- Definition

The cash outflow paid to third parties in connection with debt origination, which will be amortized over the remaining maturity period of the associated long-term debt.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 15
-Subparagraph (e)
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Indebtedness divided by net capital.

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The cash outflow for the settlement of obligation drawn from a contractual arrangement with the lender, including letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a specific amount at any point in time with maturities due beyond one year or the operating cycle, if longer.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)			12 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)	Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€)	Aug. 30, 2010 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 6,100,000	$ 6,300,000		€ 5,800,000
Debt issuance costs incurred				1,825,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity							$ 200,000,000
2010 Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument term (in years)			5 years
Repayment of debt obligation					$ 20,000,000
Amount outstanding under lines of credit		$ 0
Revolving credit facility expiration date			Aug. 30, 2015
2010 Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity							$ 100,000,000
2010 Term Loan Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument term (in years)			5 years
2015 Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount outstanding under lines of credit			$ 0
Credit agreement maturity date			Aug. 31, 2020
2015 Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument term (in years)			5 years
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 125,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity available for issuance of letters of credit	25,000,000
Maximum additional borrowing capacity	$ 50,000,000
Line of credit, leverage ratio	3.0
Line of credit, interest coverage ratio	300.00%
Debt issuance costs incurred		$ 1,800,000	$ 1,300,000	$ 1,700,000
2015 Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity available for working capital and other general corporate purposes	$ 50,000,000
Line of credit facility, unused commitment fee percentage	0.40%
2015 Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate	2.50%
2015 Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate	1.50%
2015 Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, unused commitment fee percentage	0.25%
2015 Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate	1.75%
2015 Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin on variable rate	0.75%