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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 440
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Commitments and Contingencies - Exmar LPG Joint Venture (Detail) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Vessel	Jun. 30, 2015	Feb. 28, 2013	Nov. 01, 2012
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Joint venture ownership percentage	100.00%
Exmar LPG Joint Venture [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Joint venture ownership percentage	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%
Number of vessels \| Vessel	20
Exmar LPG Joint Venture [Member] \| Pro rata share [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Proportionate share of the newbuilding installments, net of the existing financing in 2016 \| $	$ 4.9
Proportionate share of the newbuilding installments, net of the existing financing in 2017 \| $	62.7
Proportionate share of the newbuilding installments, net of the existing financing in 2018 \| $	$ 19.3
Exmar LPG Joint Venture [Member] \| Newbuildings [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of vessels \| Vessel	7
Exmar LPG Joint Venture [Member] \| Newbuildings [Member] \| Financed [Member]
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]
Number of vessels \| Vessel	3