Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Maximum employee contribution to defined contribution benefit plans	75.00%
Employer matching contribution to employee contribution percentage	50.00%	50.00%	100.00%
Maximum employee contribution percentage of eligible compensation	6.00%	6.00%	6.00%
Defined contribution plan employee vesting percentage	100.00%
Defined contribution plan employer vesting percentage	50.00%
Number of years of service required to vest in full	2 years
Employer contribution towards compensation plan	$ 1,589	$ 2,156	$ 5,061

The number of years of service required to become fully vested in employer matching contributions.

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The maximum percentage of annual eligible compensation that the Company will match.

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The percentage of elective employee deferral contributions and rollover amounts to a defined contribution plan that are vested at any given point in time.

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The total amount expensed during the period, representing the employer matching contribution to the Company's defined contribution plan.

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The maximum percentage of employee contributions to the Company's defined contribution plan that the Company will match.

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The maximum percentage of annual eligible compensation that an employee can contribute to the Company's defined contribution plan, up to the maximum permitted under federal law.

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Percentage of employer's matching contributions to a defined contribution plan that vests in a given year.

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