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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]
Income tax expense	$ 3,876	$ 983	$ 3,911	$ 1,795
Aduro
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]
Income tax expense	$ 3,900	$ 1,000	$ 3,900	$ 1,800

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Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]

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Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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