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Subsequent Event - Additional Information (Detail) - Major ordinary share transactions [Member] - Charoong Thai Wire and Cable Public Company Limited [Member] ฿ / shares in Units, ฿ in Millions | Mar. 12, 2018 USD ($) | Mar. 12, 2018 THB (฿) ฿ / shares
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Disclosure of non-adjusting events after reporting period [Line Items] |  |
Approved dividend payments to its shareholders | $ 4,400,000 | ฿ 139.3
Approved dividend payments to its shareholders, per share | ฿ / shares |  | ฿ 0.35
Dividend payment date | May 15, 2018 | May 15, 2018
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests | $ | $ 2,200 |

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