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Hedging Financial Instruments - Maturity Period of Outstanding Interest Rate Futures Contracts (Detail) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
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Interest rate futures contracts [member] | March 2018 [member] |
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items] |
Contract Amount | $ 169.4

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