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Cash Dividend (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]
Cash dividend declaration date	Mar. 16, 2015	Dec. 11, 2014	Jun. 13, 2016
Cash dividend record date	Apr. 03, 2015	Dec. 26, 2014	Jun. 30, 2016
Cash dividend distributed date	Apr. 17, 2015	Jan. 09, 2015	Jul. 12, 2016
Cash dividend per share	$ 0.02	$ 0.02	$ 0.01
Cash dividend paid	$ 572	$ 569	$ 289

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- Definition

Cash outflow in the form of capital distributions and dividends to common shareholders, preferred shareholders and noncontrolling interests.

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No definition available.

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- Definition

Date the declared dividend will be paid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6367179&loc=d3e4304-108586

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- Definition

The per share amount of a dividend declared, but not paid, as of the financial reporting date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6367179&loc=d3e4304-108586

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- Definition

Date the dividend to be paid was declared, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6367179&loc=d3e4304-108586

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- Definition

Date the holder must own the stock to be entitled to the dividend, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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