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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment
Aggregate purchase commitments	192.6
Purchase commitments less than one year	190.2
Maximum
Purchase Commitment, Excluding Long-term Commitment
Purchase commitments period	1 year

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Aggregate purchase commitments.

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The floor amount as of the balance sheet date that the entity must expend to satisfy the terms of disclosed arrangements (excluding long-term commitments) in which the entity has agreed to expend funds to procure goods or services from one or more suppliers, other than under a long-term purchase commitment or an unconditional purchase obligation.

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Short Term Purchase Commitment Time Period

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