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Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share for Out of Money Potential Common Shares (Parenthetical) (Detail) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $12.48 per Share [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Stock options exercise price per share	$ 12.48
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $12.84 per Share [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Stock options exercise price per share	12.84
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $20.88 per Share [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Stock options exercise price per share	20.88	$ 20.88
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $26.40 per Share [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Stock options exercise price per share	26.40	26.40
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $32.76 per Share [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Stock options exercise price per share	32.76	32.76
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $32.88 per Share [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Stock options exercise price per share	32.88	32.88
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $34.68 per Share [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Stock options exercise price per share	34.68	34.68
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $39.00 per Share [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Stock options exercise price per share	39.00	39.00	$ 39.00
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $40.80 per Share [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Stock options exercise price per share	40.80	40.80	40.80
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $41.16 per Share [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Stock options exercise price per share	41.16	41.16	41.16
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $42.00 per Share [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Stock options exercise price per share	42.00	42.00	42.00
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $46.80 per Share [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Stock options exercise price per share	46.80	46.80	46.80
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $48.00 per Share [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Stock options exercise price per share	48.00		48.00
Warrants With an Exercise Price of $43.20 per Share [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Warrants exercise price per share	$ 43.20	$ 43.20	$ 43.20

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+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Article 12
-Section 13
-Footnote 5

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(i)(4))
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