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Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information and Non-Cash Financing and Investing Activities -Significant Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]
Interest	$ 5,230,000	$ 4,827,000
Income taxes	1,532,000	5,379,000
Other payable issued for purchased customer accounts		172,000
Estimated acquisition earn-out payables and related charges	280,000	(721,000)
Notes received on the sale of fixed assets and customer accounts	$ 131,000	$ 126,000

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The amount of cash paid during the current period to foreign, federal, state, and local authorities as taxes on income.

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