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Income Taxes - Reconciles Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate to Company' s Effective Tax Rate (Parenthetical) (Detail) (State of Florida Income Tax Authority [Member])
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
State of Florida Income Tax Authority [Member]
     
Schedule Of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Line Items]      
State of Florida income tax at a statutory tax rate 5.50%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxSettlementsStateAndLocal
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