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Long-Term Obligations - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Aug. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2013 Non U S Subsidiaries [Member] | Aug. 30, 2013 13% Senior Secured Notes Due 2016 [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 13% Senior Secured Notes Due 2016 [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 13% Senior Secured Notes Due 2016 [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 14 1/4% Senior Subordinated Secured Notes due 2013 [Member] | Aug. 30, 2013 10% Senior Secured Notes Due 2017 [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 10% Senior Secured Notes Due 2017 [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 10% Senior Secured Notes Due 2017 [Member] | Dec. 19, 2012 10% Senior Secured Notes Due 2017 [Member] | Nov. 14, 2012 10% Senior Secured Notes Due 2017 [Member] | Sep. 17, 2012 10% Senior Secured Notes Due 2017 [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 10% Senior Secured Notes Due 2017 [Member] | Aug. 30, 2013 10% Senior Secured Exchange Notes Due 2017 [Member] | Dec. 19, 2012 10% Senior Secured Exchange Notes Due 2017 [Member] | Nov. 14, 2012 10% Senior Secured Exchange Notes Due 2017 [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 10% Senior Secured Exchange Notes Due 2017 [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 10% Senior Secured Exchange Notes Due 2017 [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 Ten Percentage Senior Secured Notes And Exchange Notes Due Two Thousand Seventeen [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Secured Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13.00% |  | 14.25% |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |
Cash deposited with trustee |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 130,800,000
Redemption date of Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  | Aug. 30, 2013 |  |  |  | Apr. 15, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount outstanding |  |  |  |  |  | 2,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of redemption from aggregate principal amount (10% Exchange Notes ) |  |  |  |  |  | 106.50% |  |  |  |  | 106.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |
Premiums and other costs |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000 |  |  |  | 10,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred financing costs |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,700,000 |  |  |  | 9,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Original issue discount included in gain (loss) on early extinguishment or restructuring of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,000 |  |  |  | 700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount issued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 240,200,000 |  | 25,700,000 | 86,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount issued pursuant to Exchange Offers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 228,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount exchanged pursuant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring of debt |  | 6,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital stock held by foreign subsidiary |  |  |  |  | 65.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase of Notes at a purchase price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Selling of notes at a purchase price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  | 125,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,700,000 |  |  |  | 119,000,000 | 5,000,000 |  |  |  | 112,600,000 |  |
Purchase price in cash |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 109.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of face value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 99.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount exchanged |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23,800,000 | 79,700,000 |  |  |
Percentage of redemption from aggregate principal amount |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted payment on notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50,000,000 |  |
Premium paid to exchanging holders |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount outstanding and Aggregate principal amount exchanged |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 2,403,000 |  |  | 0 | 12,692,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 112,587,000 |
Premiums and other costs | 800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred financing costs (10% Notes ) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,800,000 |  |  |  |  |
Original issue discount included in gain (loss) on early extinguishment or restructuring of debt (10% Notes ) |  |  |  | $ 671,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000 |  |  |  |  |

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