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Leases - Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments for Capital Leases (Parenthetical) (Detail) | Dec. 31, 2013
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Leases [Abstract] |
Weighted average interest rate on capital leases | 7.04%

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- Definition The weighted average interest rate on capital leases. + References No definition available. + Details
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Period Type: | instant

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