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The acquisition related intangibles comprise the carrying value of the asset group.

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The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.

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Amount of increase in assets, excluding financial assets, lacking physical substance with a definite life, resulting from a business combination.

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Amount of amortization expense expected to be recognized during the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year for assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Amount of increase (decrease) from adjustments after acquisition date under purchase accounting of an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Additional Information) (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments		$ 100,000
Contingent consideration as percentage of revenue for acquisition		4.00%
Goodwill	21,943,000us-gaap_Goodwill	18,589,000us-gaap_Goodwill	18,282,000us-gaap_Goodwill
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired	5,600,000
Amortization of Intangible Assets	900,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	400,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	800,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	11 years
Carrying Values Of Acquisition Related Intangibles	3,400,000
Period One [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Next Twelve Months	800,000
Period Two [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Next Twelve Months	700,000
Performance materials segment
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	13,300,000
Industrial Filtration [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	3,943,000	0	0
Other Products and Services Segment [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	4,660,000	4,660,000
Other Products and Services Segment [Member] \| Life Sciences Vital Fluids [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	4,700,000
Solutech [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	9 years
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired	600,000
Customer Relationships [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired	$ 2,500,000
Licensing Agreements [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	12 years