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Nature of Operations - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 Employees Office
Schedule Of Description Of Business [Line Items]
Number of offices | Office	450
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Schedule Of Description Of Business [Line Items]
Number of employees | Employees	75,000

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Number of persons employed by the Entity

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