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Long-Term Obligations - Long-Term Obligations (Parenthetical) (Detail)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013
13% Senior Secured Notes Due 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior secured, percentage	13.00%
Senior Secured Notes Maturity Year	2016
10% Senior Secured Notes Due 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior secured, percentage	10.00%
Senior Secured Notes Maturity Year	2017
10% Senior Secured Exchange Notes Due 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior secured, percentage	10.00%
Senior Secured Notes Maturity Year	2017

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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