Amount of interest, penalties and monetary restatement fees on tax assessment.

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Contingent Receivables, Bankruptcy

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Tax assessments valued by foreign tax authorities for subsidiary.

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Amount of previously reported deferred or unearned revenue that was recognized as revenue during the period. Deferred revenue is a liability related to a revenue producing activity for which revenue has not yet been recognized. Generally, an entity records deferred revenue when it receives consideration from a customer before achieving certain criteria that must be met for revenue to be recognized in conformity with GAAP.

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-Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 13.A.4(a).Q1)

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The amount of loss pertaining to the specified contingency that was charged against earnings in the period, including the effects of revisions in previously reported estimates.

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Amount of increase (decrease) to previously recorded tax expense. Includes, but is not limited to, significant settlements of income tax disputes, and unusual tax positions or infrequent actions taken by the entity, including tax assessment reversal, and IRS tax settlement.

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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013 ATP [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 ATP [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 ATP [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 ATP [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 BRAZIL	Mar. 31, 2010 BRAZIL
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Tax assessment settled with payments					$ 3.9	$ 12.2
Amount of interest, penalties and monetary restatement fees on tax assessments					7.8
Value of assessments served on Brazilian subsidiary					13.0
Receivables from bankruptcy			0.4	1.4
Pre-tax loss recognized	0.7
Deferred revenues		$ 3.7