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Share-Based Compensation (Detail) (USD $) | 9 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Feb. 27, 2014 Stock Options [Member] | Feb. 27, 2014 Restricted Stock [Member] | Feb. 27, 2014 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stock option vesting period in years | 3 years |  |  |
Stock option term in years | 10 years |  |  |
Stock options granted |  | 1,779,074 |  |
Weighted-average grant date fair value for stock options granted |  | $ 18.00 |  |
Restricted stock award and units vesting period in years | 4 years |  |  |
Restricted stock awards granted to employees and officers of the company |  |  | 1,492,290 |
Restricted stock units awarded to employees and officers of the company |  |  |  | 276,992
Grant date fair value of awards except for options granted to employees and officers of the company |  |  | $ 96.76 | $ 96.76

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- Definition Description of the period of time over which an employee's right to exercise their stock and stock units is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service period, service condition, market condition or a performance condition, which may be expressed in a variety of ways (for example, in years, month and year). + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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- Definition Net number of share options (or share units) granted during the period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c)(1)(iv)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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- Definition The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted during the reporting period as calculated by applying the disclosed option pricing methodology. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (d)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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