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Investments - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]    
Short-term investments $ 15,876,000us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments $ 20,562,000us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments
Time deposits of cash and cash equivalents 3,500,000us-gaap_TimeDepositsAtCarryingValue 2,400,000us-gaap_TimeDepositsAtCarryingValue
FDIC Guaranteed Certificates of Deposit [Member]    
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]    
Short-term investments 3,100,000us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments
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Corporate Notes/Bonds [Member]    
Schedule of Trading Securities and Other Trading Assets [Line Items]    
Short-term investments $ 12,800,000us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments
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