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Other Expenses - Summary of Other Expenses (Parenthetical) (Detail)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
$1 billion syndicated revolving credit facility
Components Of Other Expense [Line Items]
Long-term revolving credit facility	$ 1,000,000,000
$500 million syndicated revolving credit facility
Components Of Other Expense [Line Items]
Long-term revolving credit facility	$ 500,000,000

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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