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Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  | 1 Months Ended |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 30, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Mar. 23, 2012 5% Senior Notes | Mar. 23, 2012 5% Senior Notes Prior to April One Twenty Fifteen | Mar. 23, 2012 5% Senior Notes Prior to April One Twenty Sixteen | Apr. 09, 2012 7 1/4% Senior Notes | Jun. 30, 2012 7 1/4% Senior Notes | Mar. 23, 2012 7 1/4% Senior Notes | Sep. 30, 2012 Revolving loans Bank debt | Sep. 30, 2012 Other foreign bank revolving and term loans Bank debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, current | $ 118,155,000 | $ 423,274,000 | $ 118,155,000 | $ 87,776,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 320,000,000 | $ 103,300,000
Aggregate principal amount of notes issued |  |  |  |  | 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, stated interest rate |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  | 7.25% |  |  |  |
Issue price as percentage of principal amount |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Description of the debt instrument interest payment |  |  |  |  | Interest on the 5% Notes is payable semi-annually in cash on April 1 and October 1 of each year, and the 5% Notes mature on April 1, 2020. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, maturity date |  |  |  |  | Apr. 01, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, maturity year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2016 |  |
Debt instrument, redemption date |  |  |  |  |  | Apr. 01, 2015 | Apr. 01, 2016 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, redemption percentage with equity offering proceeds, maximum |  |  |  |  |  | 35.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption price as percentage of principal amount |  |  |  |  |  | 105.00% | 100.00% | 112.3715% |  |  |  |
Redemption price as percentage of principal amount upon the occurrence of change of control |  |  |  |  | 101.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior subordinated note principal amount redeemed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 250,000,000 |  |  |  |
Redemption price paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 280,900,000 |  |  |  |
Pre-tax charge for loss on early extinguishment of debt | $ (976,000) | $ (38,704,000) | $ (976,000) |  |  |  |  |  | $ (38,700,000) |  |  |

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