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Amount charged to advertising expense for the period, which are expenses incurred with the objective of increasing revenue for a specified brand, product or product line.

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This element represents the information provided by management related to the valuation inputs used to develop the fair value measurements of plan assets as of the date of the statement of financial position.

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Advertising costs incurred	$ 8.0us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense	$ 2.5us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense	$ 3.1us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense
Maximum estimated revenue-producing lives of computer software products from the date of release	3 years
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets at Fair Value, Valuation Inputs	Four
Intelligent Processing Solutions Ltd.
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage of Ownership interest	51.00%
Building \| Minimum
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	20 years
Building \| Maximum
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	50 years
Machinery and Office Equipment \| Minimum
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	4 years
Machinery and Office Equipment \| Maximum
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	7 years
Rental Equipment
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	4 years
Internal-Use Software \| Minimum
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	3 years
Internal-Use Software \| Maximum
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives	10 years