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Carrying amount of collateralized debt obligations with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer, excluding the current portion. Obligations include, but not limited to, mortgage loans, chattel loans, and other borrowings secured by assets.

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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended					0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Aug. 07, 2014 USD ($)	Aug. 07, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility USD ($)	Aug. 07, 2014 US Term Note USD ($)	Aug. 07, 2014 Europe Term Loan EUR (€)	Aug. 07, 2014 Federal Funds Purchased Minimum	Aug. 07, 2014 Federal Funds Purchased Maximum	Dec. 31, 2014 US Bank of America credit facility Maximum	Dec. 31, 2014 Eurocurrency Rate Loans	Aug. 07, 2014 Eurocurrency Rate Loans Minimum	Dec. 31, 2014 Eurocurrency Rate Loans Minimum	Dec. 31, 2014 Eurocurrency Rate Loans Maximum	Dec. 31, 2014 Base Rate Loans	Dec. 31, 2014 Base Rate Loans Minimum	Dec. 31, 2014 Base Rate Loans Maximum
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]
Secured term loan facility borrowing capacity				$ 50,000	€ 20,000
Secured long-term debt			100,000
Line of credit facility			50,000
Maximum percentage of stock of non US subsidiaries pledge to secure obligation		66.00%
Debt retirement expense		1,370
Financing costs incurred	1,139us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts
Deferred financing costs	$ 451
Credit facility maturity date	Aug. 07, 2019
Interest rate						0.06%	0.50%	3.25%	1.75%	1.00%	1.50%	2.00%	0.75%	0.50%	1.00%
Semi-annual principal payments earliest date	2015-03
Semi-annual principal payments latest date	2019-09