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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |
Federal Income Tax Rate | 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate |
Interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits accrued | $ 215 us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense |
Undistributed foreign earnings reinvested | $ 23,803 us-gaap_ForeignEarningsRepatriated | $ 16,202 us-gaap_ForeignEarningsRepatriated
State and Local Jurisdiction | Minimum |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |
Income Tax Examination Period | 2010 |
State and Local Jurisdiction | Maximum |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |
Income Tax Examination Period | 2013 |
Federal | Minimum |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |
Income Tax Examination Period | 2011 |
Federal | Maximum |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |
Income Tax Examination Period | 2013 |

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- Definition Amount of expense for interest on an underpayment of income taxes and penalties related to a tax position claimed or expected to be claimed in the tax return. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 15 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32718-109319 + Details
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