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Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions | Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($)
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Container Life Cycle Management LLC [Member] |
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |
Redemption price | $ 0.8
Other Long Term Liabilities [Member] | Container Life Cycle Management LLC [Member] |
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |
Redemption price | 9.2
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests [Member] |
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |
Redemption price | $ 5.8

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- Definition Redemption value, as if currently redeemable, of redeemable noncontrolling interest classified as temporary equity and the election has been made to accrete changes in redemption value to the earliest redemption date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 480 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 3A -Subparagraph 24(b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011957&loc=SL6540498-122764 + Details
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