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Accounts Receivable Securitization Programs - Additional Information (Detail) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |
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Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2013 U.S. Accounts Receivable Securitization Program USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 U.S. Accounts Receivable Securitization Program USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2013 European Accounts Receivable Securitization Program USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2013 European Accounts Receivable Securitization Program EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2012 European Accounts Receivable Securitization Program USD ($)
Accounts Receivable Securitization Program [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum purchase limit for receivable interests under accounts receivable securitization program | $ 125 |  |  |  | $ 128 | € 95 |
Level of eligible assets available under accounts receivable securitization program | less than $125 million |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount available for accounts receivable securitization program | 200.0 | 112.0 | 104.0 |  | 96.0 | 71.0 |
Amount outstanding under accounts receivable securitization program |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |  | $ 0

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- Definition This includes both the securitized and unsecuritized portion of the total principal amount. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 860 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (a)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=13989330&loc=d3e107314-111719 + Details
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