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Short-Term and Long-Term Investments - Amortized Cost and Estimated Fair Value of Available-for-Sale Securities (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
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Amortized Cost And Fair Value Debt Securities [Abstract] |  |
Due in one year or less, Cost | $ 460 |
Due in two to ten years, Cost | 360 |
Due in ten to twenty years, Cost |  |
Due in twenty to forty years, Cost | 6,000 |
Total Cost | 6,820 | 7,845
Due in one year or less, Estimated Fair Value | 463 |
Due in two to ten years, Estimated fair Value | 363 |
Due in ten to twenty years, Estimated Fair Value |  |
Due in twenty to forty years, Estimated Fair Value | 4,825 |
Estimated Fair Value | $ 5,651 | $ 6,736

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- Definition Amount of available-for-sale debt securities at cost, net of adjustments, maturing in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Adjustments include, but are not limited to, accretion, amortization, collection of cash, previous other-than-temporary impairments (OTTI) recognized in earnings (less any cumulative-effect adjustments, as defined) and fair value hedge accounting adjustments. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 320 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27724398&loc=d3e27198-111563 + Details
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