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Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Gross notional amount | $ 789,000,000 | $ 213,000,000 |
Minimum employment period for recognizing termination benefits | 60 days |  |
Percentage of income tax benefit recognized | 50.00% |  |
Percentage of fair value of plan assets | 10.00% |  |
Distributors Concentration Risk [Member] | Distributor A [Member] | Sales Revenue, Net [Member] |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of revenue from a single external customer | 13.00% | 14.00% | 13.00%
Distributors Concentration Risk [Member] | Distributor B [Member] | Sales Revenue, Net [Member] |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of revenue from a single external customer |  | 14.00% | 13.00%
Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Attributable to hedged risk | 80.00% |  |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Attributable to hedged risk | 125.00% |  |
Minimum Threshold For Disclosure [Member] | Distributors Concentration Risk [Member] | Distributor B [Member] | Sales Revenue, Net [Member] |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of revenue from a single external customer | 10.00% |  |
Minimum Threshold For Disclosure [Member] | Distributors Concentration Risk [Member] | Other Distributor [Member] | Sales Revenue, Net [Member] |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of revenue from a single external customer | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00%
Minimum Threshold For Disclosure [Member] | Distributors Concentration Risk [Member] | OEMs [Member] | Sales Revenue, Net [Member] |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of revenue from a single external customer | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00%
Stock Options [Member] |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Vesting period | 4 years |  |
Restricted Share Units [Member] |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Vesting period | 3 years |  |
Performance Share Units [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Vesting period | 1 year |  |
Performance Share Units [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |
Vesting period | 3 years |  |

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