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Fair Value Measurements - Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (Detail) (Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2012
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Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member] |
Assets: |
Cash equivalents | $ 5,098
Money market instruments | 5,076
Corporate stock | 2,131
Corporate bonds |
Asset-backed securities |
Treasury bills |
Agency bonds |
Municipal bonds |
Sovereign bonds |
Covered bonds |
Currency forward contracts | 44
Liabilities: |
Currency forward contracts | 14
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] |
Assets: |
Cash equivalents |
Money market instruments |
Corporate stock |
Corporate bonds | 146,073
Asset-backed securities | 52,376
Treasury bills | 42,273
Agency bonds | 36,923
Municipal bonds | 34,070
Sovereign bonds | 14,592
Covered bonds | 11,182
Currency forward contracts |
Liabilities: |
Currency forward contracts |

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