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Derivative Financial Instruments - Significant Assumptions Utilized in Binomial Lattice Process (Parenthetical) (Detail) | May 10, 2012 | Nov. 08, 2011 | Mar. 31, 2014 Level 3 [Member]
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Shares available for issuance upon exercise | 434,027 | 434,027 | 434,027

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