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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Business acquisition related costs	$ 600	$ 400	$ 1,800	$ 1,700
Fair value of earnout	53,520		$ 53,520		$ 56,463	$ 54,796
Fair value discount rate			4.98%
Contingent liabilities, current	29,600		$ 29,600
Contingent liabilities, noncurrent	$ 23,900		23,900
Businesses purchased, net of cash acquired			$ 16,739	$ 19,614
Minimum [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Probability-adjusted discount rate			13.00%
Maximum [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Probability-adjusted discount rate			23.00%
FreeFlow Print Server [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Fair value discount rate			4.98%
Asset volatility rate			27.00%
FreeFlow Print Server [Member] \| Fiery Operating Segment [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquisition date			Jan. 31, 2017
Businesses purchased, net of cash acquired			$ 23,900
Incremental borrowing rate	4.98%		4.98%
Total purchase price	$ 23,134		$ 23,134
FreeFlow Print Server [Member] \| Fiery Operating Segment [Member] \| Paid at Closing [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Businesses purchased, net of cash acquired			5,900
FreeFlow Print Server [Member] \| Fiery Operating Segment [Member] \| Paid in July 2017 [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Businesses purchased, net of cash acquired			9,000
FreeFlow Print Server [Member] \| Fiery Operating Segment [Member] \| Payable in July 2018 [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Businesses purchased, net of cash acquired			$ 9,000
FreeFlow Print Server [Member] \| IPR&D [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Percent compete at acquisition date	63.00%		63.00%
CRC [Member] \| Productivity Software [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquisition date			May 08, 2017
Businesses purchased, net of cash acquired			$ 7,600
Total purchase price	$ 7,600		7,600
Generation Digital Solutions, Inc. [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Fair value of earnout	3,600		3,600
Generation Digital Solutions, Inc. [Member] \| Fiery Operating Segment [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Cash consideration			$ 3,200
Length of earnout period			6 months
Acquisition date			Aug. 14, 2017
Fair value of earnout	3,600		$ 3,600
Contingent liabilities, current	1,000		1,000
Contingent liabilities, noncurrent	2,600		2,600
Total purchase price	$ 6,924		$ 6,924
Generation Digital Solutions, Inc. [Member] \| Fiery Operating Segment [Member] \| Earnout [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Fair value discount rate			2.83%