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Dividends Declared Per Share (Detail) - $ / shares | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2017
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |
Dividend Amount | $ 0.365 | $ 0.360
Group One |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |
Declaration Date | Apr. 25, 2018 |
Date Paid (Payable) | May 29, 2018 |
Shareholder of Record Date | May 15, 2018 |
Dividend Amount | $ 0.365 |
Group Two |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |
Declaration Date | Jan. 30, 2018 |
Date Paid (Payable) | Feb. 28, 2018 |
Shareholder of Record Date | Feb. 14, 2018 |
Dividend Amount | $ 0.365 |
Group Three |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |
Declaration Date | Oct. 25, 2017 |
Date Paid (Payable) | Nov. 29, 2017 |
Shareholder of Record Date | Nov. 15, 2017 |
Dividend Amount | $ 0.360 |
Group Four |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |
Declaration Date | Jul. 26, 2017 |
Date Paid (Payable) | Aug. 29, 2017 |
Shareholder of Record Date | Aug. 15, 2017 |
Dividend Amount | $ 0.360 |
Group Five |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |
Declaration Date | Apr. 26, 2017 |
Date Paid (Payable) | May 30, 2017 |
Shareholder of Record Date | May 16, 2017 |
Dividend Amount | $ 0.360 |
Group Six |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |
Declaration Date | Jan. 25, 2017 |
Date Paid (Payable) | Feb. 28, 2017 |
Shareholder of Record Date | Feb. 14, 2017 |
Dividend Amount | $ 0.360 |

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- Definition Date the declared dividend will be paid, in CCYY-MM-DD format. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=98513485&loc=d3e4304-108586 + Details
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