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Subsequent Event - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Jul. 17, 2014 Subsequent Event Dividend Declared
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Dividends declared | $ 0.38 | $ 0.36 | $ 0.76 | $ 0.72 | $ 0.38
Dividend payable date |  |  |  |  | Sep. 19, 2014
Dividend payable, stockholders of record date |  |  |  |  | Aug. 27, 2014
Dividend announcement date |  |  |  |  | Jul. 17, 2014

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- Definition Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 04 -Article 3 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187085-122770 + Details
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