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Schedule of One Percent Point Change in assumed Health Care Cost Trends Rate (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates, Effect of One Percentage Point Change [Line Items]
Effect of one percentage point increase on total service and interest cost components	$ 6us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointIncreaseOnServiceAndInterestCostComponents
Effect of one percentage point increase on postretirement benefit obligations	87us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointIncreaseOnAccumulatedPostretirementBenefitObligation
Effect of one percentage point decrease on total service and interest cost components	(6)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointDecreaseOnServiceAndInterestCostComponents1
Effect of one percentage point decrease on postretirement benefit obligations	$ (83)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanEffectOfOnePercentagePointDecreaseOnAccumulatedPostretirementBenefitObligation1

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Amount of effect of a one-percentage-point decrease in the assumed health care cost trend rates on the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation for health care benefits.

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