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Money market and mutual fund fair value disclosure.

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Fair value portion of probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66048111&loc=d3e19207-110258

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Fair value portion of asset contracts related to the exchange of different currencies, including, but not limited to, foreign currency options, forward contracts, and swaps.

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Fair value portion of liability contracts related to the exchange of different currencies, including, but not limited to, foreign currency options, forward (delivery or nondelivery) contracts, and swaps entered into.

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Fair value of financial and nonfinancial obligations.

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Fair Value Measurements - Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Liabilities
Fair value of earn-out consideration		$ 0
Recurring
Assets
Money market and mutual funds	$ 118,185		$ 118,478
Derivative financial instruments	6,319		4,184
Total	124,504		122,662
Liabilities
Derivative financial instruments	2,258		2,358
Fair value of earn-out consideration			4,060
Total	2,258		6,418
Recurring \| Level 1
Assets
Money market and mutual funds	118,185		118,478
Total	118,185		118,478
Liabilities
Fair value of earn-out consideration			0
Recurring \| Level 2
Assets
Money market and mutual funds	0
Derivative financial instruments	6,319		4,184
Total	6,319		4,184
Liabilities
Derivative financial instruments	2,258		2,358
Fair value of earn-out consideration			0
Total	2,258		2,358
Recurring \| Level 3
Assets
Money market and mutual funds	0
Liabilities
Derivative financial instruments	$ 0		0
Fair value of earn-out consideration			4,060
Total			4,060
RPM Direct LLC and RPM Data Solutions LLC \| Recurring
Liabilities
Fair value of earn-out consideration			$ 4,060