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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail)		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 26, 2016 USD ($) a ft² Renewal_Options	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) a ft² Building	Sep. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Assets held for sale		$ 4,200,000	$ 4,200,000
Cost of manufacturing and warehouse facility under construction		99,333,000	98,762,000
Funds invested under lease		35,733,000	$ 32,531,000		$ 4,509,000	$ 1,142,000
Assets Held-for-Sale [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Acres of land \| a			31.5
Area of real estate property \| ft²			163,000
Number of manufacturing buildings \| Building			2
Assets held for sale		5,100,000	$ 5,100,000
Net book value of facility		4,500,000	4,500,000
Land		$ 600,000	$ 600,000
Off Balance Sheet Financing - Synthetic Lease Arrangements [Member] \| City of Manchester [Member] \| Land Lease [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Acres of land \| a	16.9
Lease term	48 years 6 months
Number of renewal options for lease agreement \| Renewal_Options	2
Minimum lease payments	$ 13,300,000
Renewal term of lease	5 years
Renewal term of lease	3 years 6 months
Off Balance Sheet Financing - Synthetic Lease Arrangements [Member] \| MUFG Americas Capital Leasing and Finance, LLC [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Percentage of funds deposited		100.00%
Off Balance Sheet Financing - Synthetic Lease Arrangements [Member] \| MUFG Americas Capital Leasing and Finance, LLC [Member] \| Building Lease [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Area of real estate property \| ft²	225,000
Lease term	6 years
Minimum lease payments	$ 1,800,000
Residual value guarantee percentage	89.00%
Construction period				18 months
Off Balance Sheet Financing - Synthetic Lease Arrangements [Member] \| MUFG Americas Capital Leasing and Finance, LLC [Member] \| Industrial Inkjet [Member] \| Building Lease [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Cost of manufacturing and warehouse facility under construction	$ 40,000,000
Off Balance Sheet Financing - Synthetic Lease Arrangements [Member] \| MUFG Americas Capital Leasing and Finance, LLC [Member] \| Cash Equivalents [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Funds invested under lease		$ 35,700,000
Minimum [Member] \| Matan Digital Printers [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated material loss from outstanding claim in business acquisition		1
Maximum [Member] \| Matan Digital Printers [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated material loss from outstanding claim in business acquisition		$ 10,100,000