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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail) (Subsequent Events [Member])	Feb. 12, 2015	Feb. 28, 2015
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Foreign exchange rate used to translate amounts denominated in functional currency to reporting currency.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 830

-SubTopic 30

-Section S99

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