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Amount of operating loss carryforward, before tax effects, available to reduce future taxable income under enacted tax laws.

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The portion of the valuation allowance pertaining to the deferred tax asset representing potential future taxable deductions from net operating loss carryforwards for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized.

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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Jun. 29, 2014	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards	$ 377		$ 326	$ 374
General Business Tax Credit Carryforwards
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Valuation allowance			98
Tax credit carryforwards			353
Foreign Tax Credit Carryforwards
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Tax credit carryforwards			781
Successor
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Decrease in the reserve for unrecognized tax benefits resulting from prior period tax position	30		0	$ 61
Reduction in deferred tax asset due to unrecognized tax benefit	58
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Decrease Resulting from Prior Period Tax Positions, Excluding Items Previously Recognized by Acquired Company			$ 1,686
Decrease in the reserve for unrecognized tax benefits resulting from acquisition	$ 30
Predecessor
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Decrease Resulting from Prior Period Tax Positions, Excluding Items Previously Recognized by Acquired Company		$ 1,559
Decrease in the reserve for unrecognized tax benefits resulting from acquisition		$ 1
Minimum \| Foreign Tax Credit Carryforwards
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Expiry period of carryforwards			2019
Domestic Tax Authority
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards for tax			$ 101,502
Valuation allowance			35
Foreign Subsidiaries
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards for tax			12,935
Valuation allowance			1,243
Luxembourg's Tax Codes
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Indefinite operating loss carry forwards			13,400
State and Local Jurisdiction
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards for tax			3,196
Valuation allowance			384
State and Local Jurisdiction \| Paulin
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards for tax			194
Valuation allowance			$ 75