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Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 01, 2011 | Dec. 03, 2011 | May 28, 2011 | May 28, 2011
Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Sale of assets and liabilities to Arrow Electronics, Inc. | $ 238,800,000 |  |  | $ 228,973,000
Working Capital Adjustment on Divestiture of Business Division | 27,000,000 |  | 4,200,000 |
Cash Divested From Business Divestiture |  | 3,900,000 |  |
Discontinued operations, cash bonus compensation |  |  | $ 3,800,000 |

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