Background and Basis of Presentation - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Jan. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]        
Product warranty term These product warranties extend over periods ranging from one to twenty-five years from the date of sale, depending upon the product subject to the warranty.      
Effective income tax rate 34.70% 36.90%    
Statutory tax rate 35.00% 35.00%    
Pretax reduction in the estimated fair value of contingent consideration payable   $ 5,400,000    
Amount of outstanding equity based awards not included in computation of diluted earnings per share 1.3 3.0    
Unamortized debt issuance costs 40,700,000     43,200,000
Carlyle [Member]        
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]        
Ownership percentage 42.90%      
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Anixter International Inc. [Member]        
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]        
Concentration risk percentage 13.00% 11.00%    
Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Other Customers [Member]        
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]        
Other direct customer accounted for 10% or more of the Company's total net sales 0 0    
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Anixter International Inc. [Member]        
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]        
Concentration risk percentage 12.00%      
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Other Customers [Member]        
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]        
Other direct customer accounted for 10% or more of the Company's total net sales 0      
Proposed acquisition of TE Connectivity's Telecom, Enterprise and Wireless business [Member]        
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Line Items]        
Payments to acquire businesses     3,000,000,000  
Business acquisition, revenue reported by acquired entity for last annual period     1,900,000,000  
Noncash or part noncash acquisition, debt assumed     2,750,000,000  
Business acquisition year     2015  
Business acquisition, transaction and integration costs $ 11,400,000