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Fair Value Measurements - Carrying Amount and Fair Values of the Company's Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis (Detail) (Recurring [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
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Carrying Amount [Member] |  |
Non-derivatives: |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 90.1 | $ 80.2
Short-term investments | 5.8 | 6.6
Non-derivatives: |  |
Long-term debt (including current portion) | 139.7 | 148.0
Carrying Amount [Member] | Derivatives (Level 1 Measurement) [Member] |  |
Derivatives (Level 1 measurement): |  |
Foreign currency forward exchange contracts | 0.7 | 1.0
Carrying Amount [Member] | Non-financial Assets and Liabilities (Level 3 Measurement) [Member] |  |
Non-financial liabilities (Level 3 measurement): |  |
Acquisition-related contingent consideration | 4.7 | 4.6
Carrying Amount [Member] | Non-financial Assets and Liabilities (Level 3 Measurement) [Member] | Stock Equivalent Units [Member] |  |
Non-financial liabilities (Level 3 measurement): |  |
Stock equivalent units | 7.1 | 12.1
Fair Value [Member] |  |
Non-derivatives: |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 90.1 | 80.2
Short-term investments | 5.8 | 6.6
Non-derivatives: |  |
Long-term debt (including current portion) | 139.7 | 148.0
Fair Value [Member] | Derivatives (Level 1 Measurement) [Member] |  |
Derivatives (Level 1 measurement): |  |
Foreign currency forward exchange contracts | 0.7 | 1.0
Fair Value [Member] | Non-financial Assets and Liabilities (Level 3 Measurement) [Member] |  |
Non-financial liabilities (Level 3 measurement): |  |
Acquisition-related contingent consideration | 4.7 | 4.6
Fair Value [Member] | Non-financial Assets and Liabilities (Level 3 Measurement) [Member] | Stock Equivalent Units [Member] |  |
Non-financial liabilities (Level 3 measurement): |  |
Stock equivalent units | $ 7.1 | $ 12.1

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- Definition Fair value portion of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Cash -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6506951 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Cash Equivalents -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6507016 + Details
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- Definition Fair value portion of investment securities, including, but not limited to, marketable securities, derivative financial instruments, and investments accounted for under the equity method. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Available-for-Sale Securities -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6505594 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Trading Securities -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6526789 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 320 -SubTopic 10 -Section 25 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28360136&loc=d3e22054-111558 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph a, f, g -Article 7 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 320 -SubTopic 10 -Section 35 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27723805&loc=d3e24584-111560 + Details
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