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Business Description - Additional Information (Detail) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 Segment Product
Number Of Product Groups And Reportable Segments [Abstract] |
Number of product groups | Product | 3
Number of reportable segments | Segment | 4

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- Definition Number of product groups. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Number Of Product Groups And Reportable Segments [Abstract] + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements. + References No definition available. + Details
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Balance Type: | na
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