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Acquisitions - Schedule of Acquisition of Identifiable Intangible Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 01, 2021	Jun. 08, 2021
Tempel Steel Company
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
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 [Member]
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
Shiloh Industries' U S Blank Light
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total acquired identifiable intangible assets		$ 36,090
Shiloh Industries' U S Blank Light \| In Process Research & Development
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired indefinite lived intangible assets		1,300
Shiloh Industries' U S Blank Light \| Customer Relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired finite lived intangible assets		$ 34,500
Shiloh Industries' U S Blank Light \| Customer Relationships \| Minimum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful Life (Years)		15 years
Shiloh Industries' U S Blank Light \| Customer Relationships \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful Life (Years)		20 years
Shiloh Industries' U S Blank Light \| Non Compete Agreement
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired finite lived intangible assets		$ 290
Useful Life (Years)		3 years