Acquisitions - Ownership Information (Details) $ in Millions	Nov. 28, 2016 USD ($)
Cool Lab, LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interests acquired (as a percent)	100.00%
BioCision, LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity interest in acquiree, percentage (as a percent)	20.00%
BioCision, LLC \| Cool Lab, LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net carrying value of assets transferred	$ 0.9

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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