Acquisitions - Allocation of Purchase Price to Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Purchase Price Allocation, Goodwill	$ 387,001	$ 359,841
Fiery Operating Segment [Member] \| FreeFlow Print Server [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Purchase Price Allocation, Goodwill	6,236
Purchase Price Allocation	28,226
Net tangible assets (liabilities)	(5,092)
Total purchase price	$ 23,134
Fiery Operating Segment [Member] \| FreeFlow Print Server [Member] \| Purchasing Agreement [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average useful life	10 years
Purchase Price Allocation, intangible assets	$ 9,330
Fiery Operating Segment [Member] \| FreeFlow Print Server [Member] \| Take-or-Pay Contract [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average useful life	4 years
Purchase Price Allocation, intangible assets	$ 9,000
Fiery Operating Segment [Member] \| FreeFlow Print Server [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average useful life	0 years
Fiery Operating Segment [Member] \| FreeFlow Print Server [Member] \| Existing Technology [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average useful life	2 years
Purchase Price Allocation, intangible assets	$ 2,570
Fiery Operating Segment [Member] \| FreeFlow Print Server [Member] \| Trade Names [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average useful life	5 years
Purchase Price Allocation, intangible assets	$ 1,020
Fiery Operating Segment [Member] \| FreeFlow Print Server [Member] \| IPR&D [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average useful life	less than one year
Purchase Price Allocation, intangible assets	$ 70
Fiery Operating Segment [Member] \| FreeFlow Print Server [Member] \| Backlog [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average useful life	0 years
Fiery Operating Segment [Member] \| Generation Digital Solutions, Inc. [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Purchase Price Allocation, Goodwill	$ 3,012
Purchase Price Allocation	7,222
Net tangible assets (liabilities)	(298)
Total purchase price	$ 6,924
Fiery Operating Segment [Member] \| Generation Digital Solutions, Inc. [Member] \| Purchasing Agreement [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average useful life	0 years
Fiery Operating Segment [Member] \| Generation Digital Solutions, Inc. [Member] \| Take-or-Pay Contract [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average useful life	0 years
Fiery Operating Segment [Member] \| Generation Digital Solutions, Inc. [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average useful life	8 years
Purchase Price Allocation, intangible assets	$ 3,030
Fiery Operating Segment [Member] \| Generation Digital Solutions, Inc. [Member] \| Existing Technology [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average useful life	5 years
Purchase Price Allocation, intangible assets	$ 890
Fiery Operating Segment [Member] \| Generation Digital Solutions, Inc. [Member] \| Trade Names [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average useful life	5 years
Purchase Price Allocation, intangible assets	$ 290
Fiery Operating Segment [Member] \| Generation Digital Solutions, Inc. [Member] \| IPR&D [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average useful life	0 years
Fiery Operating Segment [Member] \| Generation Digital Solutions, Inc. [Member] \| Backlog [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average useful life	0 years
Productivity Software [Member] \| CRC [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Purchase Price Allocation, Goodwill	$ 4,595
Purchase Price Allocation	8,899
Net tangible assets (liabilities)	(1,299)
Total purchase price	$ 7,600
Productivity Software [Member] \| CRC [Member] \| Purchasing Agreement [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average useful life	0 years
Productivity Software [Member] \| CRC [Member] \| Take-or-Pay Contract [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average useful life	0 years
Productivity Software [Member] \| CRC [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average useful life	9 years
Purchase Price Allocation, intangible assets	$ 3,580
Productivity Software [Member] \| CRC [Member] \| Existing Technology [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average useful life	4 years
Purchase Price Allocation, intangible assets	$ 540
Productivity Software [Member] \| CRC [Member] \| Trade Names [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average useful life	4 years
Purchase Price Allocation, intangible assets	$ 180
Productivity Software [Member] \| CRC [Member] \| IPR&D [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average useful life	0 years
Productivity Software [Member] \| CRC [Member] \| Backlog [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted average useful life	less than one year
Purchase Price Allocation, intangible assets	$ 4

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