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The value (monetary amount) of the award the plaintiff seeks in the legal matter.

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Legal Proceedings - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands				1 Months Ended						2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended						4 Months Ended	5 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		7 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended												36 Months Ended
	Feb. 24, 2017 Plaintiff	May 13, 2016 plaintiff Case	Jun. 14, 2013 case	Nov. 30, 2015 Plaintiff	Feb. 28, 2015 Case	Jan. 31, 2015 Case	Feb. 28, 2014 plaintiff Plaintiff	Jun. 08, 2012 Plaintiff	Nov. 30, 2011 Plaintiff	Dec. 31, 2015 Case	Jun. 30, 2016 Plaintiff Case	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2014 plaintiff Case	Sep. 30, 2014 plaintiff case	Sep. 30, 2012 Plaintiff Case	Mar. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2013 Plaintiff	Dec. 31, 2015 Case	Oct. 31, 2016 plaintiff Case	Jun. 30, 2015 Plaintiff	May 31, 2017 plaintiff	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) plaintiff Plaintiff	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Case	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) Case	Dec. 31, 2013 Plaintiff	Apr. 22, 2011 USD ($) Plaintiff	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($) plaintiff	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($) Plaintiff	Dec. 31, 2009 Plaintiff Case	Dec. 31, 2008 leased_unit Plaintiff	Dec. 31, 2004 Plaintiff Case	Dec. 31, 2009 Plaintiff Case	May 31, 2016 Case	Apr. 29, 2011	Jan. 04, 2011 Plaintiff
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of additional cases filed \| Case										28								28						28
Number of plaintiffs \| Case										227
Number of plaintiffs cases dismissed								2
Reimbursement \| $																							$ 200	$ 300	$ 300
Circuit Court Of Cook County
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs																										74
Number of claimants settled																																						308
Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages maximum amount \| $																													$ 100
Damages subsequently reduced, minimum amount \| $																												$ 80	$ 80	$ 80	$ 80
Number of claimants settled																																						1,125
Settlement Agreement
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs																											1,069
Claims settled amount \| $																$ 3,800
Percentage of claimants agreed for settlement																											95.02%										93.00%
Percentage of claimants agreed for settlement as per settlement agreement																																					100.00%
Settlement Agreement payment made \| $																											$ 3,600
Supreme Court of Kings County, New York [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Claims Dismissed, Number																																			4
1999-2004 \| Circuit Court Of Cook County
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of additional cases filed \| Case																																		33
Number of plaintiffs																																		2,443
2009 \| Circuit Court Of Cook County
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of additional cases filed \| Case																																6			6
2008 \| Circuit Court Of Cook County
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Claims Settled and Dismissed, Number																																	27
2007-2009 \| Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of trials occurred																												3
Number of additional cases filed \| Case																																71			71
Number of plaintiffs																																			71
Loss Contingency, Claims Dismissed, Number \| Case																																			3
Loss Contingency, Claims Settled and Dismissed, Number \| Case																																			4
Philadelphia Firefighter Plaintiffs
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of additional cases filed \| Case						2							7												7
Number of plaintiffs \| plaintiff													3
Philadelphia Firefighter Plaintiffs \| Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of additional cases filed \| Case															20
Number of plaintiffs						70									20
Loss Contingency, Claims Dismissed, Number \| case			5
Philadelphia Firefighter Plaintiffs \| 2010
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs																														9	9
Philadelphia Firefighter Plaintiffs \| 2010 \| Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Trial or Alternative Dispute Resolution																2
Outside Chicago Firefighter Plaintiffs \| 1999-2004 \| Circuit Court Of Cook County
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs																																		1,800
Pennsylvania Firefighter Plaintiffs \| 2009 \| Circuit Court Of Cook County
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs																																299
Chicago Firefighter Plaintiffs
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs								3	8											1,800
Number of plaintiffs cases dismissed								3
Chicago Firefighter Plaintiffs \| 2009 \| Circuit Court Of Cook County
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of additional cases filed																																40			40
Claims settled amount \| $																						$ 400
District of Columbia Firefighter Plaintiffs [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs \| Case						11
Outside Pennsylvania Firefighter Plaintiffs [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of additional cases filed \| Case		4								9								9						9
Number of plaintiffs \| Case																		193
Pittsburgh Firefighter Plaintiffs \| Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs							61				19						247
Erie County Firefighter Plaintiffs
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs \| plaintiff							33
Buffalo Fire Department Firefighters [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of additional cases filed \| case														20
Number of plaintiffs \| plaintiff														193
New York City Firefighter Plaintiffs [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs \| Case					1
Maximum \| Chicago Firefighter Plaintiffs \| Circuit Court Of Cook County
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs																																40
Minimum \| Chicago Firefighter Plaintiffs \| Circuit Court Of Cook County
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs																																9
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Chicago Firefighter Plaintiffs
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs	1,770
Latvian Commercial Dispute [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation Settlement, Percent of Settlement Costs												0.50
Loss Contingency, Loss in Period \| $																							$ 1,300
Property, Plant and Equipment, Number of Units Sold \| leased_unit																																	3
Supreme Court of State of New York, New York County [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs \| plaintiff																							11
New Jersey Firefighter Plaintiffs [Member] [Domain] \| Superior Court of New Jersey, Union County [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs				34																			105
Philadelphia Firefighter Plaintiffs \| Allegheny County Pennsylvania [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs \| plaintiff		55
Philadelphia Firefighter Plaintiffs \| Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs \| plaintiff		4
Loss Contingency, New Claims Filed, Number \| Case											2
New York City Firefighter Plaintiffs [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of additional cases filed \| Case																																				8
New York City Firefighter Plaintiffs [Member] \| Supreme Court of State of New York, New York County [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs \| plaintiff																							451
New Jersey Firefighter Plaintiffs [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of additional cases filed \| Case																			9
Number of plaintiffs \| plaintiff																			194
Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| Pittsburgh Firefighter Plaintiffs \| Allegheny County Pennsylvania [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of plaintiffs \| plaintiff																					6