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Investments - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items]
Purchase of investments	$ 10,020
Colorado Corporation [Member]
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items]
Cost method investment, ownership percentage	10.00%
Purchase of investments	$ 10,000

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The cash outflow associated with the purchase of all investments (debt, security, other) during the period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Investing Activities
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6516133

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 13
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66902209&loc=d3e3213-108585

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