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Borrowing Arrangements - Additional Information (Detail) € in Millions, ₩ in Billions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 27, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 27, 2020 EUR (€)	Mar. 27, 2020 KRW (₩)
Bank Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt issuance costs		$ 9,200,000
Outstanding amount of borrowing classified as long-term debt		$ 332,200,000
Bank Debt [Member] \| Czech Republic [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate		0.90%	0.90%	0.90%
Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed charge coverage ratio	1.25%
Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated leverage ratio	3.75%
Dynamic Manufacturing Solutions [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from credit facility		$ 40,000,000.0
Term Loan Credit Facility [Member] \| Barclays Bank PLC [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cash borrowed for acquisition and refinancing	$ 350,000,000.0
Term loan, maturity date	Aug. 27, 2025
Percentage of original outstanding principal balance as quarterly principal payment	0.625%
Debt instrument, frequency of periodic payment		The Term Loan has a maturity date of August 27, 2025, with monthly interest payments in arrears, quarterly principal payments of 0.625% of the original outstanding principal balance payable beginning January 2019, with the remaining principal paid upon maturity
Description of interest rate term		The Term Loan accrues interest at a rate equal to a base LIBOR rate determined by reference to the London interbank offered rate for dollars, plus 4.5% (subject to certain adjustments quarterly based upon the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio)
Outstanding term loan		$ 300,000,000.0
Unamortized debt issuance costs		9,200,000
Term Loan Credit Facility [Member] \| Barclays Bank PLC [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument variable interest rate	4.50%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding amount under credit facility		$ 0
Interest rate on outstanding loan		3.10%	3.10%	3.10%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Korea [Member] \| Cinos Co., Ltd [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Initial available commitment		$ 1,600,000		₩ 1.9
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Bank Debt [Member] \| Czech Republic [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Remaining available commitments		7,700,000	€ 7.0
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Bank Debt [Member] \| United States [Member]
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Remaining available commitments		$ 25,000,000.0
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Korea [Member] \| Cinos Co., Ltd [Member]
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Interest rate		1.40%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Korea [Member] \| Cinos Co., Ltd [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		5.40%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| FDS [Member] \| Bank Debt [Member] \| Czech Republic [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding amounts		$ 1,400,000	€ 1.3
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Barclays Bank PLC [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Initial available commitment	$ 65,000,000.0
Maturity date	Aug. 27, 2023
Commitment fee percentage	0.25%
Outstanding amount under credit facility		40,000,000.0
Remaining available commitments		$ 25,000,000.0
Term Loan [Member]
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Interest rate on outstanding loan		6.10%	6.10%	6.10%
Letter of Credit Facility [Member] \| Barclays Bank PLC [Member]
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Initial available commitment	$ 50,000,000.0
Maturity date	Aug. 27, 2023
Commitment fee percentage	2.50%
Outstanding amount under credit facility		$ 1,500,000
Percentage of undrawn and unexpired amount of letter of credit as fronting fee	0.125%
Remaining available commitments		$ 48,500,000