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Fresh Start Accounting - Adjustment Reflects Elimination of Adjusted Retained Earnings (Detail) (Predecessor [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 19, 2012
Predecessor [Member]
Adjustment reflects the elimination of adjusted retained earnings
Retained earnings	$ 101,677
Adjustment for carve-out allocations	23,109
Predecessor adjusted retained earnings	$ 124,786

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The cumulative amount of the reporting entity's undistributed earnings or deficit.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 31

-Article 5



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-Publisher FASB

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-Section S99

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