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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 02, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 150.0
Outstanding borrowing under credit facility		271.6	$ 272.9
Unamortized debt issuance costs- long term		$ 6.8
Interest rates on outstanding borrowings		5.90%
Minimum availability under revolving credit to maintain minimum fixed charge ratio for four consecutive months		$ 15.0
Debt instrument, quarterly repayment percentage of principal		0.25%
Maximum Debt Instrument Leverage Ratio		3.75
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
Line of credit facility, description		The Incremental Facilities may not exceed the sum of (i) $50.0 million plus (ii) an unlimited amount so long as, in the case of (ii) only, the Company’s secured net leverage ratio, as defined in and computed pursuant to the Term Loan, is no greater than 3.75 to 1.00 subject to certain limitations and for the period defined pursuant to the Term Loan.
Line of credit facility description		The term loan facility bears interest, at the Company’s option, at one of the following rates: (i) alternate base rate, defined, for any day, as the greater of the prime rate, a federal funds and overnight bank funding based rate plus 0.5% or one-month LIBOR plus 1.0%, plus a margin of 2.50% or (ii) LIBOR plus a margin of 3.50%.
Unamortized debt issuance costs- short term		$ 1.5
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Early repayment of subordinated debt	$ 12.0
ABL Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		150.0
Outstanding borrowing under credit facility		44.9	42.1
Open letters of credit		3.2	$ 3.4
Availability under revolving credit facility		$ 101.9
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity terms		The borrowing capacity under the ABL Agreement will depend, in part, on eligible levels of accounts receivable and inventory that fluctuate regularly. Consequently, the $150.0 million commitment thereunder may not represent actual borrowing capacity.
Line of credit facility description		Borrowings under the revolving credit facility bear interest, at the Company’s option, at one of the following rates: (i) alternate base rate, defined, for any day, as the greater of the prime rate, a federal funds and overnight bank funding based rate plus 0.5% or one-month LIBOR plus 1.0%, plus a margin of 0.25% to 0.75%, or (ii) LIBOR plus a margin of 1.25% to 1.75%. The respective margins are based upon the Company’s total leverage ratio, as defined in and computed pursuant to the ABL Agreement.
Debt Agreements
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of capital stock of foreign subsidiaries pledged as collateral		65.00%
Credit facility terms		The Debt Agreements provide for customary restrictions and events of default. Restrictions include limitations on additional indebtedness, acquisitions, investments and payment of dividends, among other things. Further, the ABL Agreement provides that during any period (a) commencing on the last day of the most recently ended four consecutive fiscal quarters on or prior to the date availability under the ABL Agreement is less than the greater of $15.0 million and 10% of the aggregate commitment under the ABL Agreement at any time and (b) ending on the day after such availability has exceeded the greater of $15.0 million and 10% of the aggregate commitment under the ABL Agreement for forty-five (45) consecutive days, the Company is required to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.10 to 1.00 as of the last day of any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters.
Commitment Fee Percentage		10.00%
Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 275.0
Term Loan \| One-month LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
Term Loan \| Alternate Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		2.50%
Term Loan \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		3.50%
Term Loan \| Prime rate, federal funds and overnight bank funding based rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		0.50%
Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of line of credit facility unused capacity commitment fee		0.25%
Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of line of credit facility unused capacity commitment fee		0.375%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum \| ABL Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rates on outstanding borrowings		2.40%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum \| ABL Credit Agreement \| Alternate Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		0.25%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum \| ABL Credit Agreement \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		1.25%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum \| ABL Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rates on outstanding borrowings		6.25%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum \| ABL Credit Agreement \| Alternate Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		0.75%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum \| ABL Credit Agreement \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		1.75%
Senior Secured Asset Based Revolving Credit Facilities \| ABL Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility maximum borrowing capacity if certain conditions are met		$ 200.0
Increase in line of credit facility		$ 50.0