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Declared Common Stock Dividends (Detail) - $ / shares | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total Per Share |  | $ 2.04 | $ 2.16 | $ 2.04
Dividend Payment 1st |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Declaration Date |  | Feb. 20, 2014 |  |
Record Date |  | Apr. 02, 2014 |  |
Payable Date |  | Apr. 15, 2014 |  |
Ordinary Income | [1] | $ 0.510000 |  |
Total Per Share |  | $ 0.51 |  |
Dividend Payment 2nd |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Declaration Date |  | May 15, 2014 |  |
Record Date |  | Jul. 02, 2014 |  |
Payable Date |  | Jul. 15, 2014 |  |
Ordinary Income | [1] | $ 0.510000 |  |
Total Per Share |  | $ 0.51 |  |
Dividend Payment 3rd |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Declaration Date |  | Aug. 14, 2014 |  |
Record Date |  | Oct. 02, 2014 |  |
Payable Date |  | Oct. 15, 2014 |  |
Ordinary Income | [1] | $ 0.510000 |  |
Total Per Share |  | $ 0.51 |  |
Dividend Payment 4th |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Declaration Date |  | Dec. 11, 2014 |  |
Record Date |  | Jan. 02, 2015 |  |
Payable Date |  | Jan. 15, 2015 |  |
Ordinary Income | [2] | $ 0.382836 |  |
Return of Capital |  | 0.127164 |  |
Total Per Share |  | $ 0.51 |  |
Dividend Payment 5th |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Declaration Date |  | Feb. 20, 2015 |  |
Record Date |  | Apr. 02, 2015 |  |
Payable Date |  | Apr. 15, 2015 |  |
Ordinary Income | [3] | $ 0.405355 |  |
Return of Capital |  | 0.134645 |  |
Total Per Share |  | $ 0.54 |  |
Dividend Payment 6th |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Declaration Date |  | May 14, 2015 |  |
Record Date |  | Jul. 02, 2015 |  |
Payable Date |  | Jul. 15, 2015 |  |
Ordinary Income | [3] | $ 0.405355 |  |
Return of Capital |  | 0.134645 |  |
Total Per Share |  | $ 0.54 |  |
Dividend Payment 7th |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Declaration Date |  | Aug. 13, 2015 |  |
Record Date |  | Oct. 02, 2015 |  |
Payable Date |  | Oct. 15, 2015 |  |
Ordinary Income | [3] | $ 0.405355 |  |
Return of Capital |  | 0.134645 |  |
Total Per Share |  | $ 0.54 |  |
Dividend Payment 8th |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Declaration Date |  | Dec. 10, 2015 |  |
Record Date |  | Jan. 04, 2016 |  |
Payable Date |  | Jan. 15, 2016 |  |
Ordinary Income | [4] | $ 0.487167 |  |
Return of Capital |  | 0.052833 |  |
Total Per Share |  | $ 0.54 |  |
Dividend Payment 9th |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Declaration Date |  | Feb. 19, 2016 |  |
Record Date |  | Apr. 01, 2016 |  |
Payable Date |  | Apr. 15, 2016 |  |
Ordinary Income | [4] | $ 0.487167 |  |
Return of Capital |  | 0.052833 |  |
Total Per Share |  | $ 0.54 |  |
Dividend Payment 10th |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Declaration Date |  | May 12, 2016 |  |
Record Date |  | Jul. 01, 2016 |  |
Payable Date |  | Jul. 15, 2016 |  |
Ordinary Income | [4] | $ 0.487167 |  |
Return of Capital |  | 0.052833 |  |
Total Per Share |  | $ 0.54 |  |
Dividend Payment 11th |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Declaration Date |  | Aug. 11, 2016 |  |
Record Date |  | Oct. 03, 2016 |  |
Payable Date |  | Oct. 17, 2016 |  |
Ordinary Income | [4] | $ 0.487167 |  |
Return of Capital |  | 0.052833 |  |
Total Per Share |  | $ 0.54 |  |
Dividend Payment 12th |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Declaration Date |  | Dec. 08, 2016 |  |
Record Date |  | Jan. 03, 2017 |  |
Payable Date |  | Jan. 13, 2017 |  |
Ordinary Income | [5] |  |  |
Return of Capital | [5] |  |  |
Total Per Share |  | $ 0.42 |  |
[1] | $0.076573 of this amount constitutes a "Qualified Dividend", as defined by the IRS.
[2] | $0.048357 of this amount constitutes a "Qualified Dividend", as defined by the IRS.
[3] | $0.051202 of this amount constitutes a "Qualified Dividend", as defined by the IRS.
[4] | $0.030979 of this amount constitutes a "Qualified Dividend", as defined by the IRS.
[5] | Taxable in 2017.

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