Amount Of Principal Amount Plus Accrued Interest And Unpaid Interest

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Percentage Of Principal Amount Plus Accrued Interest And Unpaid Interest

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Percentage Of proceeds From the Offering To Fund Cash Tender Offer

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Amount of long-term debt, sinking fund requirements, and other securities redeemable at fixed or determinable prices and dates maturing in the fourth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 470

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

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The cash inflow from a borrowing supported by a written promise to pay an obligation.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Financing Activities

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 14

-Subparagraph (b)

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of Notes with the highest claim on the assets of the issuer in case of bankruptcy or liquidation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer). Senior note holders are paid off in full before any payments are made to junior note holders.

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-Topic 942

-SubTopic 210

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16)

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16(a))

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 16

-Article 9

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Debt - Exchangeable Senior Notes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2011	Apr. 30, 2008	Mar. 31, 2008	Dec. 31, 2013	Aug. 31, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured senior notes, interest rate				$ 12,781,000
Exchangeable senior notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes		7,000,000	75,000,000		1,500,000
Proceeds from senior notes		6,800,000	72,800,000
Percentage of outstanding notes purchased from senior unsecured notes offering	85.00%
Price of principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, in percentage	118.50%
Price of principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, in amount	84,200,000
Unsecured senior notes, interest rate				$ 0.0925