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Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Detail) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  | 6 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended |  |  | 0 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended |  | 6 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2014 Aircraft [Member] USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2014 York [Member] USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2014 Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets [Member] USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2014 Other Assets [Member] USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2013 BLACKIRON Data [Member] USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2014 BLACKIRON Data [Member] USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2014 BLACKIRON Data [Member] CAD | Apr. 17, 2013 BLACKIRON Data [Member] USD ($) | Apr. 17, 2013 BLACKIRON Data [Member] CAD | Jul. 31, 2014 BLACKIRON Data [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2013 North America Telecom [Member] USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2014 North America Telecom [Member] USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 North America Telecom [Member] USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2014 North America Telecom [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2014 North America Telecom [Member] Working Capital Adjustment [Member] USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2014 North America Telecom [Member] Income Tax Related Liabilities [Member] USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding equity value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 195,600,000 | 200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain from sale of discontinued operations, net of tax |  | 13,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 135,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,800,000 |  |  |
Proceeds from sale placed in escrow |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,500,000 | 20,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 15,250,000 |  |  |  |
Sale price of outstanding placed in escrow |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 129,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Indemnification obligation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,900,000 |  |  |  |
Escrow received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 126,000,000 |  |  |  |
Additional amount held in escrow |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,000,000 |  |  |  |
Escrow proceeds received |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,500,000 |  |  |  | 3,000,000 |  |
Period of escrow to be released after closing date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 months |  |  |  | 30 days
Purchase consideration placed in escrow |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,450,000 |  |  | 4,000,000 | 4,800,000
Escrow deposit recorded |  |  |  |  | 6,450,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Escrow deposit recorded |  |  |  |  |  | 4,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount released from escrow |  | 3,200,000 |  | 800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to remaining carrying value of discontinued operation | 300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets held for sale |  |  | $ 3,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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- Definition Other assets that are held for sale apart from normal operations, not otherwise included elsewhere in the taxonomy and which are anticipated to be sold in less than one year, but by their nature which are not considered current (originally classified based on not being realized or converted to working capital within one year of the date of the statement of financial position or operating cycle, if longer). + 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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