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Financial Instruments and Risk Management - Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Instruments (Detail) - Dec. 31, 2019 - Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | EUR (€) | SGD ($)
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Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount of Derivative Instruments | € 203,000,000 |
Notional amount of Derivative Instruments | 333,000,000 | $ 143,000,000
Currency Collars [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Notional amount of Derivative Instruments | 243,000,000 |
Notional amount of Derivative Instruments | € 309,000,000 |

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