Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Detail)	Sep. 30, 2017 Facility
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Number of sites cited as potentially responsible party	3
Number of previously and currently owned sites with potential remediation obligations	7

Site contingency number of sites with potential remediation obligations.

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