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Change In Acquisition-Related Contingent Consideration Liability (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Beginning balance	$ 6,601	$ 13,285		$ 13,329		$ 16,426
Acquisition		(206)	[1]	(4,495)	[1]	4,323	[1]
Accretion of acquisition-related contingent consideration	257	630		792		2,125
Remeasurement of acquisition-related contingent consideration	0	0		(2,383)		(8,216)
Payments	(200)	(166)		(578)		(401)
Change in amount of contingent consideration	(257)	(630)		1,591		6,091
Ending balance	6,658	13,616		6,658		13,616
Foreign Currency Translation
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Change in amount of contingent consideration		$ 73		$ (7)		$ (641)
[1] Includes adjustments during the purchase price allocation period.

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Accretion of acquisition-related contingent consideration.

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Fair value, as of the period end date, of potential payments under the contingent consideration arrangement including cash and shares.

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Payment made during the period related to acquisition-related contingent consideration.

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Contingent consideration, obligation of the acquirer to transfer additional assets to the to the former owners of an acquiree, recorded as a liability is remeasured at each reporting date, with any adjustments to fair value recorded within earnings, until the contingency is resolved.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in the value of a contingent consideration liability, including, but not limited to, differences arising upon settlement.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 4

-Subparagraph (a)(1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35744584&loc=d3e7008-128479

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