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Merger and Acquisition Activities in Prior Years - Additional Information (Detail) (Enfora [Member], USD $) | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 15 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2011 | Mar. 31, 2011 | Nov. 30, 2010
Enfora [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition costs related to the merger of Enfora |  | $ 1,900,000 |  |  |  |
Cash consideration paid in exchange for an agreed upon amount of Enfora working capital |  | 64,500,000 |  |  |  |
Additional cash consideration paid in exchange for an agreed upon amount of Enfora working capital |  | 13,000,000 |  |  |  |
Additional cash consideration paid based on the operating results of Enfora |  | 6,000,000 |  |  |  |
Operating results contingent consideration |  |  | 15 months |  |  |
Fair value of the contingent consideration |  |  |  |  | 0 | 900,000
Total fair value of consideration transferred |  | 78,400,000 |  |  |  |
Changes in the fair value of the contingent consideration | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to increase Enfora net deferred tax assets |  |  |  | $ 300,000 |  |

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- Definition This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 10 -Section 25 -Paragraph 23 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=21917927&loc=d3e1043-128460 + Details
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- Definition Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 30 -Section 30 -Paragraph 7 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6911251&loc=d3e6578-128477 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 30 -Section 30 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6911251&loc=d3e6613-128477 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7488404&loc=d3e6927-128479 + Details
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