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Research and Development Costs - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Schedule Of Research And Development [Line Items]
Research and development costs related to software development	$ 4.7	$ 4.2	$ 13.8	$ 11.7

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Research and development expense during the period related to the costs of developing and achieving technological feasibility of a computer software product to be sold, leased, or otherwise marketed.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 985

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6501960&loc=d3e128462-111756



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Research and Development

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6523717



Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Preliminary Project Stage

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6521637

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