Mergers and Acquisitions - Pro Forma Earning (Detail) - NMGI [Member] - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014
Business Acquisition Pro Forma Information Nonrecurring Adjustment [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 720.0	$ 2,111.0
Net income from continuing operations	$ 70.8	$ 199.3
Basic and Diluted EPS from continuing operations	$ 0.31	$ 0.86

Business acquisition pro forma earnings per share basic and diluted from continuing operations.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The pro forma income from continuing operations before changes in accounting and extraordinary items, net of tax effect, for the period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of a period.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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The pro forma revenue for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of the period.

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