Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Detail) (After market services (AMS), USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended
Dec. 17, 2013	Apr. 01, 2014 Subsequent Event	Apr. 01, 2014 Subsequent Event Malaysian
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Consideration for the sale of a business	$ 725.0
Cash consideration for the sale of a business	675.0
Consideration for the sale of a business preferred stock	50.0
Accretes dividends at an annual rate	8.00%
Redeemable period	9 years
Amount kept in escrow relating to sale of business			20.0
Reduction in proceeds payable at closing		$ 90.5

The total consideration received for the sale of a business.

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The amount of consideration received in the form of preferred stock as a result of the sale of a business.

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Period over which preferred stock is redeemable.

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Amount of cash proceeds from the sale of a business held in escrow due to the delay in closing on the sale of certain operations.

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Amount of reduction to cash proceeds from the sale of a business for cash, indebtedness, taxes, interest and certain working capital accounts of the business being sold.

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The percentage rate used to calculate dividend payments on preferred stock.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Investing Activities

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6516133

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 12

-Subparagraph (b)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3179-108585

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