Held for Sale Operations - Additional Information (Details) - GTI Holdings Corp. [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 30, 2016	Feb. 01, 2017
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Percentage of equity sold	100.00%
Purchase price	$ 125.0
Potential earnout payments	$ 25.0
Subsequent Event [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Consideration received		$ 131.1

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