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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail) (7.875% Senior Secured Notes, due July 15, 2019 [Member], HGI [Member], USD $) | Jul. 23, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Dec. 30, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2012
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7.875% Senior Secured Notes, due July 15, 2019 [Member] | HGI [Member] |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount | $ 225,000,000 |  | $ 700,000,000.0 |
Long-term debt, interest rate | 7.875% | 7.875% | 7.875% |
Long-term debt, percentage | 101.50% |  | 99.36% |

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