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Income taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |
Income tax benefit, principally related to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act |  |  | $ 50,400,000
Rate change in the company's income tax provision | $ 500,000 | $ (2,300,000) | $ (400,000)
Provision for income taxes that may become payable upon distribution of earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries | 0 |  |
Unrecognized deferred income tax liability | 29,200,000 |  |
Penalties and interest accrued related to income tax liabilities | 3,000,000.0 | 2,600,000 |
Utilization of tax attributes, annual limitation | 70,600,000 |  |
Utilization of tax attributes, cumulative limitation | $ 470,300,000 |  |
Minimum |  |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |
Expected change in ownership percentage | 50.00% |  |
Netherlands |  |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |
Rate change in the company's income tax provision |  | $ (2,200,000) |

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