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Quarterly Results (Table Footnotes) (Detail) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Dividends declared per common share, amount declared and paid in third quarter	$ 0.94	$ 0.89
Dividends declared per common share, amount declared in third quarter and paid in fourth quarter	$ 1.01	$ 0.94

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