Debt - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum percentage of stock of non US subsidiaries pledge to secure obligation	66.00%
Federal Funds Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	0.50%
Federal Funds Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	1.67%
London Interbank Offered Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	1.88%
Revolving Note (U.S. Dollar)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Undrawn borrowing capacity	$ 255,946,000
Debt maturity date	Mar. 17, 2021
United State Bank Of America Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	4.75%
Euro Currency Rate Loans \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	0.00%
Euro Currency Rate Loans \| Minimum \| Amended Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	1.25%
Euro Currency Rate Loans \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	1.00%
Euro Currency Rate Loans \| Maximum \| Amended Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	2.00%
Base Rate Loans \| Minimum \| Amended Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	0.25%
Base Rate Loans \| Maximum \| Amended Credit Agreement
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
Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Note (U.S. Dollar)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 350,000,000

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Debt instrument maturity month and year range start.

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Percentage of stock interest on subsidiaries pledge to secure obligation.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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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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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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