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Acquisitions - Schedule of Acquisition of Identifiable Intangible Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 02, 2022	Dec. 01, 2021	Jun. 08, 2021	Jan. 29, 2021
Level 5 Tools, LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total acquired identifiable intangible assets	$ 33,580
Level 5 Tools, LLC \| Customer relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired finite lived intangible assets	$ 13,300
Useful Life (Years)	10 years
Level 5 Tools, LLC \| Technological know how
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired finite lived intangible assets	$ 6,500
Useful Life (Years)	20 years
Level 5 Tools, LLC \| Non-compete Agreement
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired finite lived intangible assets	$ 280
Useful Life (Years)	3 years
Level 5 Tools, LLC \| Trade Names [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired indefinite lived intangible assets	$ 13,500
Shiloh Industries' U.S. BlankLight
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total acquired identifiable intangible assets			$ 36,090
Shiloh Industries' U.S. BlankLight \| Customer relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired finite lived intangible assets			$ 34,500
Shiloh Industries' U.S. BlankLight \| Customer relationships \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful Life (Years)			15 years
Shiloh Industries' U.S. BlankLight \| Customer relationships \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful Life (Years)			20 years
Shiloh Industries' U.S. BlankLight \| Non-compete Agreement
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired finite lived intangible assets			$ 290
Useful Life (Years)			3 years
Shiloh Industries' U.S. BlankLight \| In-Process Research & Development
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired indefinite lived intangible assets			$ 1,300
Tempel Steel Company
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired finite lived intangible assets		$ 41,000
Total acquired identifiable intangible assets		41,000
Tempel Steel Company \| Customer relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired finite lived intangible assets		$ 30,000
Useful Life (Years)		17 years
Tempel Steel Company \| Technological know how
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired finite lived intangible assets		$ 11,000
Tempel Steel Company \| Technological know how \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful Life (Years)		6 years
Tempel Steel Company \| Technological know how \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful Life (Years)		8 years
General Tools & Instruments Company LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total acquired identifiable intangible assets				$ 68,400
General Tools & Instruments Company LLC \| Customer relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired finite lived intangible assets				$ 40,600
Useful Life (Years)				15 years
General Tools & Instruments Company LLC \| Trade Name [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired finite lived intangible assets				$ 400
Useful Life (Years)				9 years
General Tools & Instruments Company LLC \| Trade Names [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired indefinite lived intangible assets				$ 27,400