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Accounts Receivable Securitization Programs - Additional Information (Detail) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2014 U.S.program USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2014 European program EUR (€) | Sep. 30, 2014 U.S. Accounts Receivable Securitization Program [Member] USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2014 U.S. Accounts Receivable Securitization Program [Member] USD ($) Bank | Sep. 30, 2014 U.S. Accounts Receivable Securitization Program [Member] Maximum [Member] USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2014 U.S. Accounts Receivable Securitization Program [Member] Minimum [Member] USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2014 European Accounts Receivable Securitization Program [Member] USD ($) Bank | Sep. 30, 2014 European Accounts Receivable Securitization Program [Member] EUR (€) Bank | Sep. 30, 2014 U.S. and European Accounts Receivable Securitization Programs [Member] USD ($)
Servicing Assets at Fair Value [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of banks involved in sale of fractional ownership interest of accounts receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 | 2 |
Maximum purchase limit for receivable interests under accounts receivable securitization program |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000,000 | $ 100,000,000 |  |  | $ 120,000,000 | € 95,000,000 |
Level of eligible assets available under accounts receivable securitization program |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | lower than $100 million | less than $100 million |  |  |  |  |
Amount available for accounts receivable securitization program |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  | 87,000,000 | 87,000,000 | 125,000,000 | 100,000,000 | 120,000,000 | 95,000,000 |
Accounts receivable expiration date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2014-09 |  |  | 2015-02 | 2015-02 |
Amount utilized under accounts receivable securitization program | 87,000,000 |  | 87,000,000 |  |  | 87,000,000 | 0 | 88,000,000 | 88,000,000 |  |  | 120,000,000 | 95,000,000 |
Interest expense | $ 69,700,000 | $ 88,900,000 | $ 222,100,000 | $ 269,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000
Weighted average interest rate of borrowings | 0.89% |  | 0.89% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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