Acquisition Agreement - Additional Information (Detail) (Procter and Gamble Company [Member], Brazil [Member])	Jul. 15, 2014 T
Procter and Gamble Company [Member] \| Brazil [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Capacity of production facility purchased in connection with acquisition	30,000

Business combination capacity of production facility acquired.

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