Derivative Interest Expense

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Derivative notional amount of contracts outstanding.

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Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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Fair value, after the effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial asset or other contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset, expected to be settled within one year or normal operating cycle, if longer. Includes assets not subject to a master netting arrangement and not elected to be offset.

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-Glossary Current Assets

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Fair value, after the effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial asset or other contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset, expected to be settled after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Includes assets not subject to a master netting arrangement and not elected to be offset.

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- Definition

The percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the interest rate derivative.

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- Definition

Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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- Definition

Contractual rate at which a foreign currency can be purchased or sold.

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- Definition

Date the entity entered into the derivative contract, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Fair value, after the effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial liability or contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset, expected to be settled within one year or normal operating cycle, if longer. Includes assets not subject to a master netting arrangement and not elected to be offset.

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-Glossary Current Liabilities

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- Definition

Date the derivative contract matures, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Period the derivative contract is outstanding, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Fair value as of the balance sheet date of interest rate derivative assets, net of interest rate derivative liabilities, which includes all such derivative instruments in hedging and nonhedging relationships that are recognized on the balance sheet.

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Reflects the sum of all other revenue and income recognized by the entity in the period not otherwise specified in the income statement.

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Derivatives and Hedging - Additional Information (Detail)			0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 24, 2010 2010 Swap [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 2010 Swap [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 2010 Swap [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 24, 2010 2010 Swap [Member] USD ($)	May 20, 2013 2013 Rate Cap No. 1 [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 2013 Rate Cap No. 1 [Member]	May 20, 2013 2013 Rate Cap No. 2 [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 2013 Rate Cap No. 2 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 2013 FX Contracts [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 2013 FX Contracts [Member] CAD	Dec. 31, 2013 2013 FX Contracts [Member] CAD	Sep. 30, 2014 2013 FX Contracts [Member] Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 2013 FX Contracts [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 2013 FX Contracts [Member] Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 2013 FX Contracts [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 03, 2014 2014 Swap No. 1 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 2014 Swap No. 1 [Member]	Sep. 03, 2014 2014 Swap No. 1 [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 03, 2014 2014 Swap No. 2 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 2014 Swap No. 2 [Member]	Sep. 03, 2014 2014 Swap No. 2 [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 2014 FX Contracts [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 2014 FX Contracts [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 2014 FX Contracts [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 2014 FX Contracts [Member] Minimum [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 2014 FX Contracts [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 2014 FX Contracts [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 2014 FX Contracts [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Foreign Exchange Forward Contract [Member] USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Term of derivative instrument			2 years				2 years		2 years									3 years			3 years
Notional amount of derivative instrument						$ 115,000,000	$ 150,000,000		$ 75,000,000				44,591,000							$ 90,000,000			$ 40,000,000
Fixed interest rate of Swap Agreement						2.47%														2.20%			2.20%
Effective date of agreement				May 31, 2011				May 28, 2013		May 28, 2013									Oct. 01, 2015			Oct. 01, 2015
Termination date of derivative				May 31, 2013				Jun. 19, 2014		Jun. 19, 2014				Jul. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2014			Sep. 30, 2018			Sep. 30, 2018			Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015
Fair value of interest expense				418,000
Fair value of derivative liability				0	0																			(42,000)
Fair value interest rate swaps	137,000
LIBOR interest rate							1.25%		1.25%
Fair value of interest rate caps	0	53,000
Forward exchange rate															1.02940		1.08210										1.06800			1.12670
Notional amount of derivative contracts outstanding												29,115,000	26,856,000
Fair value of derivative asset											782,000
Increase in other income																															$ 824,000