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Long-Term Investments - Summary of Available-for-Sale Securities (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost	$ 7,241,000	$ 7,845,000
Gross Unrealized Gains	8,000	12,000
Gross Unrealized Losses	1,018,000	1,121,000
Estimated Fair Value	6,231,000	6,736,000
Failed Auction Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost	6,000,000	6,100,000
Gross Unrealized Gains
Gross Unrealized Losses	1,018,000	1,121,000
Estimated Fair Value	4,982,000	4,979,000
Brokered Certificates of Deposit [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost	1,010,000	1,280,000
Gross Unrealized Gains	8,000	12,000
Gross Unrealized Losses
Estimated Fair Value	1,018,000	1,292,000
Certificate of Deposit [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost	231,000	465,000
Gross Unrealized Gains
Gross Unrealized Losses
Estimated Fair Value	$ 231,000	$ 465,000

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