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Pension Plans - Weighted-Average Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Obligations (Detail) | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Defined Benefit Plan, Weighted Average Assumptions Used in Calculating Benefit Obligation [Abstract] |  |
Discount rate | 4.25% | 4.00%
Rate of compensation increase | 0.00% | 0.00%

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