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Long-Term Cash Incentive Plan - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items]    
Long term incentive plan compensation $ 360,000els_AccruedLongTermIncentivePlanCompensation $ 475,000els_AccruedLongTermIncentivePlanCompensation
Long Term Incentive Plan 2013    
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items]    
Estimated payments for employee long term incentive plan 5,100,000els_EstimatedPaymentsForEmployeeLongTermIncentivePlan
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Deferred compensation cash-based arrangements, liability, current and noncurrent $ 4,200,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationCashbasedArrangementsLiabilityCurrentAndNoncurrent
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