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Available Loan Balance Cancelled

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Loan agreement with related party.

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Related Party Transaction Debt Instrument Prepayment

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Related party transaction prepayment period.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Amount of interest payable on debt, including, but not limited to, trade payables.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Related-Party Arrangements - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2007	Sep. 30, 2015
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount available for future borrowings			$ 30,100,000
Additional borrowings			0
Principal stockholder
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Loan agreement with related party	$ 370,000,000	$ 350,000,000
Principal stockholder \| Amended Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Maturity date	Jan. 05, 2020
Principal stockholder \| Loan Arrangement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Principal amount outstanding under credit facility			49,500,000
Amount available for future borrowings			$ 30,100,000
Fixed borrowing rate			5.84%
Interest payable			$ 5,700,000
Related party transaction prepayment period			90 days
Aggregate principal amount cancelled			$ 105,000,000
Principal stockholder \| Loan Arrangement \| Maximum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount prepaid for cancellation of indebtedness			$ 200,000,000
Principal stockholder \| Loan Arrangement \| Minimum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of months advances outstanding			12 months
Related Party Debt \| Letter Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Description of variable rate interest			The interest rate will increase to the one-year LIBOR calculated on the date of the initial advance or in effect on the date of default, whichever is greater, plus 5% per annum.
Related Party Debt \| Letter Agreement \| LIBOR
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest rate (LIBOR)			5.00%