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Earnings Per Share - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 9 Months Ended |  |  | 9 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Jul. 10, 2013 | Feb. 12, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 Common Stock | Sep. 30, 2013 J P Morgan Securities LLC Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement | May 10, 2013 J P Morgan Securities LLC Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement Initial Delivery | May 10, 2013 J P Morgan Securities LLC Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement Fair Market Value | Sep. 30, 2013 J P Morgan Securities LLC Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement Final Settlement | Feb. 12, 2013 Maximum | Oct. 07, 2013 Subsequent Event
Earnings Per Share Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in dividend rate, percentage |  |  |  | 20.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividend, amount per share (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 0.24 | $ 0.24 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.24
Stock repurchase program, number of shares authorized to be repurchased (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,000,000 |
Payment for repurchase of common stock | $ 582,298,000 | $ 40,470,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 450,000,000 |  |  |  |
Repurchase of common stock shares (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,680,921 |  | 1,500,000 |  |
Shares repurchased |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 360,000,000 |  |  |
Forward Purchase Prices adjustment amount (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1.01 |  |  |  |  |
Shares repurchased (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 7,814,045 |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares available for repurchase (in shares) | 7,185,955 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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