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Share Based Compensation Share Based Awards Employee Termination Unexercised Vested Awards Forfeiture Period Maximum

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Unrecognized cost of unvested options awarded to employees as compensation.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Net number of non-option equity instruments granted to participants.

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Number of equity instruments other than options outstanding, including both vested and non-vested instruments.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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The weighted-average price as of the balance sheet date at which grantees can acquire the shares reserved for issuance on vested portions of options outstanding and currently exercisable under the stock option plan.

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Expected term of share-based compensation awards, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail)		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Dec. 20, 2013 shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) Incentive_Plan $ / shares shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity incentive plans \| Incentive_Plan				2
Total unrecognized compensation expense \| $		$ 8,154,000		$ 8,154,000
Vesting period				1 year 10 months 24 days
Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares available for grant	6,000,000	4,890,558		4,890,558
Annual increase in number of shares of common stock		4.00%		4.00%
Aggregate limit of shares issuable to incentive stock option awards		3,000,000		3,000,000
Increase in percentage of outstanding number of shares of common stock	4.00%
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Term of years				10 years
Exercise price \| $ / shares		$ 20.00		$ 20.00
Percentage of vested grant yearly				25.00%
Percentage of vested grant monthly				75.00%
Number of SARs, outstanding		110,593	110,593	110,593
Number of SARs, Granted		0
Number of SARs, Exercised		0
Number of SARs, Forfeited		0
Vesting period of grant date				3 years
Reduced compensation expense \| $		$ 0	$ 0
Restricted Stock [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Term of years				10 years
Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unexercised vested option forfeiture				3 months
Options [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Term of years				10 years