Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Net deferred income tax assets	$ 45.0		$ 45.0
Decrease in effective tax rate	1.90%	5.60%
Decrease in unrecognized tax positions		$ 1.4
Interest and penalties		$ 1.7

Deferred tax assets valuation allowance related to foreign tax credits, state net operating loss.

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Percentage of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to changes in discreet tax items.

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The amount of the unrecognized tax benefit of a position taken for which it is reasonably possible that the total amount thereof will significantly increase or decrease within twelve months of the balance sheet date.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 15
-Subparagraph (d)
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- Definition

Amount accrued for interest on an underpayment of income taxes and penalties related to a tax position claimed or expected to be claimed in the tax return.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 15
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84230637&loc=d3e32718-109319

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