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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, $ in Millions | Mar. 14, 2019 USD ($) | Mar. 14, 2019 THB (฿) ฿ / shares
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Disclosure of non-adjusting events after reporting period [Line Items] |  |
Approved dividend payments to its shareholders | $ 5.7 | ฿ 179.1
Approved dividend payments to its shareholders, per share | ฿ / shares |  | ฿ 0.45
Dividend payment date | May 15, 2019 | May 15, 2019
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests | $ | $ 2.8 |

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