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Notes Payable - Components of Notes Payable (Parenthetical) (Detail) | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Nov. 05, 2015 | Mar. 17, 2014 | Apr. 21, 2011
Series A senior notes [Member] | 4.03% Series A senior notes due in 2018 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Senior Notes, interest rate | 4.03% |  |  | 4.03%
Senior Notes, year of maturity | 2018 |  |  |
Series B Senior Notes | 3.68% Series B senior notes due in 2021 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Senior Notes, interest rate | 3.68% |  | 3.68% |
Senior Notes, year of maturity | 2021 |  |  |
Series C Senior Notes | 3.84% Series C senior notes due in 2022 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Senior Notes, interest rate | 3.84% | 3.84% |  |
Senior Notes, year of maturity | 2022 |  |  |

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