Postretirement Benefit Plans - Defined Benefit Pension Plans - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Defined Contribution Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Balance of trust assets	$ 1,641,000
U.K Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Expected contribution to qualified plan	500,000
Employer contributions	138,000
U.S Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Expected payment related to non-qualified plan	312,000
Payments related to non-qualified plans	$ 143,000

Balance of the trust assets.

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Expected current year payments to be made out of an entity's cash to participants of an unfunded nonqualified pension plan.

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Amount of contribution received by defined benefit plan from employer which increases plan assets.

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Amount of contributions expected to be received by defined benefit plan from employer in next fiscal year following latest fiscal year.

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