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Derivative Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 EUR (€)
Bone Biologics Inc [Member]
Derivatives Fair Value [Line Items]
Purchase of notes receivable	$ 1,500
Warrants held for share purchases \| shares	458
Weighted average exercise price of warrant \| $ / shares	$ 1.18
Warrants exercisable period	7 years
Swap Agreement [Member]
Derivatives Fair Value [Line Items]
Swap agreement expiration date	Dec. 30, 2016
Cross-Currency swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Pay Euros [Member]
Derivatives Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional amount \| €			€ 9,600,000
Fixed rate (as a percent)		5.00%	5.00%
Cross-Currency swap [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Receive U.S. dollars [Member]
Derivatives Fair Value [Line Items]
Notional amount		$ 13,000,000
Fixed rate (as a percent)		4.635%	4.635%