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Long-Term Cash Incentive Plan - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2015
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items] |  |
Performance period | 3 years |
Long term incentive plan compensation | $ (4,314) | $ 360
Long Term Incentive Plan 2016 |  |
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items] |  |
Estimated payments for employee long term incentive plan | 5,600 |
Long term incentive plan compensation | $ 466 |

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- Definition Estimated payout of the LTIP plan. + References No definition available. + Details
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