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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Leases Disclosure [Line Items]
Rental expenses	$ 5,175,287	$ 3,681,838	$ 2,005,194

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Rental expense for the reporting period incurred under operating leases, including minimum and any contingent rent expense, net of related sublease income.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 840

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6453985&loc=d3e41499-112717

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