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Earnings Per Share - Additional Information (Detail) - $ / shares shares in Millions | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016
Equity Unit Purchase Agreements [Member] |  |
Dilutive Securities Included And Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |
Number of anti-dilutive securities | 3 | 8
Stock Options [Member] |  |
Dilutive Securities Included And Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |
Weighted average exercise price of options | $ 33.33 | $ 38.16

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