Debt instrument maturity month and year range end.

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- Definition

Debt instrument maturity month and year range start.

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- Definition

Percentage of stock interest on subsidiaries pledge to secure obligation.

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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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- Definition

Date the credit facility terminates, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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- Definition

The effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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- Definition

Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)		6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	Mar. 17, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Mar. 16, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum percentage of stock of non US subsidiaries pledge to secure obligation	66.00%
Revolving Note
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, due date			Mar. 17, 2021
Federal Funds Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			0.29%
Federal Funds Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			0.50%
London Interbank Offered Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			0.53%
Revolving Note (U.S. Dollar)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount available for borrowing	$ 250,000,000			$ 100,000,000
United State Bank Of America Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			3.50%
Euro Currency Rate Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		1.50%
Euro Currency Rate Loans \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	1.25%		0.00%
Euro Currency Rate Loans \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	2.00%		1.00%
Base Rate Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		0.50%
Base Rate Loans \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	0.25%
Base Rate Loans \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	1.00%
DEG Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Semi-annual principal payments earliest date			2015-03
Semi-annual principal payments latest date			2019-09
DEG Vietnam Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Semi-annual principal payments earliest date			2017-11
Semi-annual principal payments latest date			2023-05