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Intangible Assets - Fair Value of Acquired Identifiable Intangible Assets and Related Estimated Useful Lives (Parenthetical) (Detail) - Honeywell Asset Purchase and License Agreement [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Jul. 28, 2018 | Sep. 28, 2017
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Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Identifiable Intangible Assets |  | $ 27,243
TSA [Member] |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |
Identifiable Intangible Assets | $ 400 |

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