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Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Treasury Options
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative assets-other	$ 1.9	$ 2.6

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Fair value as of the balance sheet date of derivative instrument not designated as hedging instrument and classified as an asset.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4B
-Subparagraph (c)(2)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56946850&loc=SL5624163-113959

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