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Assets Held for Sale - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Aug. 31, 2013 | Oct. 31, 2007 acre
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Property, Plant, and Equipment Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Land Available for Sale | $ 5.2 |
Purchase land planned to construct future facilities in area |  | 50

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- Definition Long-lived assets that are held for sale apart from normal operations and anticipated to be sold in less than one year. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 10 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6892542&loc=d3e1107-107759 + Details
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