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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 14, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Feb. 29, 2012
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Purchase of finished goods inventory		$ 13,100,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionPurchasesFromRelatedParty	$ 12,000,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionPurchasesFromRelatedParty	$ 8,100,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionPurchasesFromRelatedParty
Offer and sale of common stock					4,086,750wire_NumberOfSharesRegisteredForOfferAndSaleUnderAgreement
Repurchase of common stock (shares)	2,774,250us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired	0us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired	0us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
Repurchase price of common stock	$ 66,638,000us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	$ 0us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	$ 0us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	$ 66,638,000us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
Repurchase of common stock (in usd per share)	$ 24.02us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare

X

- Definition

The cash outflow to reacquire common stock during the period.

+ References

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Financing Activities

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6513228



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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 15

-Subparagraph (a)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3291-108585

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- Definition

Purchases during the period (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

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- Definition

Total cost of shares repurchased divided by the total number of shares repurchased.

+ References

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 30

-Section 45

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6405813&loc=d3e23239-112655

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X

- Definition

Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and are being held in treasury.

+ References

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

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Article 3



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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21463-112644



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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 29, 30

-Article 5

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X

- Definition

Number of shares registered for offer and sale under agreement.

+ References

No definition available.

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