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Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail)	1 Months Ended		8 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) DerivativeContract	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) DerivativeContract	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 EUR (€)
Financial Instrument At Fair Value [Line Items]
Interest rate swap termination payment included in cash paid for interest				$ 3,300,000
Fair value of interest rate swap contract, current					$ 2,900,000
Interest rate swap contract					$ 200,000
Term Loan
Financial Instrument At Fair Value [Line Items]
Termination of interest rate swap contract	$ 3,300,000
Senior Notes
Financial Instrument At Fair Value [Line Items]
Debt instrument base principal amount \| €							€ 1,000
Debt instrument estimated market price per €1000 principal amount \| €							€ 1,034
Currency Forward Contracts
Financial Instrument At Fair Value [Line Items]
Number of derivative contacts outstanding \| DerivativeContract				0	0
Interest Rate Swap
Financial Instrument At Fair Value [Line Items]
Pretax unrealized loss recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) related to interest rate swap contract			$ 2,300,000		$ 3,100,000	$ 4,400,000
Gain loss recognized in earnings on hedge ineffectiveness				$ 0
Fair value of interest rate swap contract					3,100,000
Interest Rate Swap \| Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
Financial Instrument At Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of interest rate swap contract, current					2,900,000
Interest Rate Swap \| Other Noncurrent Liabilities
Financial Instrument At Fair Value [Line Items]
Interest rate swap contract					200,000
Interest Rate Swap \| Interest Expense
Financial Instrument At Fair Value [Line Items]
Reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss in to earnings			$ 2,100,000		$ 3,500,000	$ 900,000
Interest Rate Swap \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Financial Instrument At Fair Value [Line Items]
Interest rate swap, fixed rate		2.016%
Interest rate swap, floor rate		1.00%
Interest rate swap, effective date		Sep. 30, 2015
Derivative instrument, notional amount		$ 344,800,000
Interest rate swap, notional amount decline each quarter		$ 875,000
Interest rate swap, notional amount decline commencing date		Dec. 31, 2015
Interest rate swap, original final maturity date		Feb. 29, 2020