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Capital Lease Obligations - Components of Capital Lease Obligations (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Leases [Abstract]
Monthly payments on capital leases	$ 8
Implicit interest rate on capital leases, maximum	2.20%

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Monthly payments on capital leases.

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