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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) - $ / shares	Aug. 16, 2017	May 09, 2017	Jan. 03, 2017
Officer [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchase of shares		2,500	1,834
Shares price per share		$ 52.05	$ 58.58
Number of trading days to be considered for average price of stock repurchased		30 days	30 days
Trust [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchase of shares	24,920
Shares price per share	$ 50.16
Number of trading days to be considered for average price of stock repurchased	30 days

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