Business combinations - Summary of Estimated Fair Value of Property Plant and Equipment (Detail) - Real Alloy Acquisition $ in Millions	Feb. 27, 2015 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated fair value	$ 311.7
Land and improvements
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated fair value	62.9
Buildings and improvements
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated fair value	56.6
Machinery, equipment, furniture and fixtures
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated fair value	181.9
Construction work in Progress
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated fair value	$ 10.3

Fair value portion of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, and furniture and fixtures.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36462937&loc=d3e19190-110258

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