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Health Care Costs Payable - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Health Care Organizations [Abstract] |
Increase (decrease) in prior year estimates of health care costs payable | $ 6,424

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