LEGAL PROCEEDINGS - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017
Hazardous waste facility in Mexico
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Environmental remediation costs	$ 2.0
Proposed MDL settlement
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation settlement amount, common fund established	$ 295.0
Litigation expenses		$ 295.0

Cost incurred in providing environmental engineering and consulting; environmental testing and analysis; and remediation services during the reporting period.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.2(d))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=63488584&loc=d3e20235-122688

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