Income Taxes - Reconciliation between Federal Statutory Rate and Effective Income Tax Rate (Detail) |
9 Months Ended | |
|---|---|---|
Sep. 30, 2016 |
Sep. 30, 2015 |
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| Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] | ||
| United States Federal Statutory Rate | 35.00% | 35.00% |
| Foreign and State income taxes (net of Federal benefits) | 0.20% | 7.60% |
| Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Credit, Foreign, Amount | 1.40% | (6.00%) |
| Expenses of Compass Group Diversified Holdings, LLC representing a pass through to shareholders | 6.30% | 41.70% |
| Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Deduction, Percent | (33.30%) | (20.40%) |
| Impact of subsidiary employee stock options | 0.70% | 1.00% |
| Domestic production activities deduction | (0.60%) | (3.70%) |
| Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Nondeductible Expense, Impairment Losses, Amount | 4.50% | 0.00% |
| Non-recognition of NOL carryforwards at subsidiaries | 0.00% | (0.10%) |
| Other | 1.60% | 1.20% |
| Effective income tax rate | 15.80% | 56.30% |