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Financial Instruments Financial Instruments - Interest Rate Swap Agreements (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative, Number of Instruments Held | 2 |  |
Interest Rate Swap [Member] |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional principal amount, interest rate swap agreement(s) | $ 100.0 | $ 150.0 |
Net payments under derivative swap agreements | 1.4 | 6.2 | $ 5.9
USD Interest Rate Swap [Member] |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional principal amount, interest rate swap agreement(s) | $ 50.0 |  |
Interest rate swap agreements maturity period | 2017 |  |
USD Interest Rate Swap Contract One [Member] |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative, Interest Rate | 1.38% |  |
USD Interest Rate Swap Contract Two [Member] |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative, Interest Rate | 1.64% |  |
Us Term Loan [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member] |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Effective interest rate on term loans | 2.37% |  |
Accrued Liabilities [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member] |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of liability of total outstanding swap agreements | $ 0.7 | 1.1 |
Other Liabilities [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member] |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of liability of total outstanding swap agreements | $ 0.1 | $ 0.1 |

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- Definition Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Article 12 -Section 13 -Sentence Column B + Details
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- Definition Debt Instrument, Effective Interest Rate, Percentage after Interest Rate Swap + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Fair value of all liability derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments. + References 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)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56946850&loc=SL5624163-113959 + Details
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- Definition The premium (cost) of a hedge, net of any cash received on settlement during the period. + References No definition available. + Details
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