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Dividends - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Dividends [Line Items]
Dividends declared and paid, per share		$ 0.10	$ 0.05	$ 0.20	$ 0.15
Dividends declared and paid		$ 9.9	$ 4.9	$ 19.8	$ 14.7
Authorized share price increased	$ 0.05
Quarterly cash dividend	$ 0.10

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Aggregate dividends paid during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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