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Stock-based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) | 9 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Apr. 30, 2014 Performance Unit Awards 2011 | Sep. 30, 2014 Performance Unit Awards 2011 | Apr. 17, 2014 2014 Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Aggregate number of shares of Common Stock authorized for grant under the 2014 Plan |  |  |  | 9,100,000
Performance period | 3 years |  |  |
Award description | Generally, the recipients will receive a target number of shares if the Company’s total shareholder return is positive and, when compared to the peer group, is at the 50th percentile and two times the target if at the 75th percentile or higher. |  |  |
Target number of shares |  |  | 144,375 |
Shares issued |  | 288,750 |  |

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- Definition General descriptive information regarding an arrangement under which employees and directors receive: (a) awards of equity shares, equity share options, or other equity instruments; or (b) the entity incurs liabilities to them: (1) in amounts based, at least in part, on the price of the entity's shares or other equity instruments; or (2) that require or may require settlement by issuance of the entity's shares. Such an arrangement is usually provided to employees and directors to compensate them, provide performance incentives to them, and to attract or retain their services. May also include pertinent information particular to a plan that is not elsewhere specified in the taxonomy. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5047-113901 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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