Estimated quarterly cost savings as a result of the restructuring plan.

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Restructuring (income) expense.

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Non-recurring expenses in connection with restructuring plan.

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The number of positions eliminated during the period as a percentage of total positions eliminated during the period in connection with the restructuring plan(s).

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of decrease in the reserve for full or partial settlement through consideration other than cash.

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Restructuring - Additional Information (Detail) $ / qtr in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) $ / qtr	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / qtr
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Reductions in company's worldwide workforce		16.00%	30.00%
Reduction of overall cost structure \| $ / qtr			2.5
Special charges for restructuring plan \| $		$ 0.3	$ 0.3
Non-cash stock based compensation expense \| $		$ 0.1
Restructuring income \| $	$ 0.7
Minimum [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Reduction of overall cost structure \| $ / qtr		0.9
Maximum [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Reduction of overall cost structure \| $ / qtr		1.0