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Long-Term Stock Incentive Plans - Narrative (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Long-Term Stock Incentive Plans:    
Weighted average remaining contractual term of stock options outstanding, years 2 years 9 months 18 days 3 years 6 months
Weighted average remaining contractual term of stock options exercisable, years 2 years 9 months 18 days 3 years 6 months
Unrecognized compensation cost $ 0us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized $ 0us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
The Prior Plan | Minimum    
Long-Term Stock Incentive Plans:    
Long-term stock compensation - ceiling shares 500,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
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Long-term stock compensation - granting of options authorized, percent of diluted outstanding common stock 9.50%nly_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardPercentOfDilutedOutstandingCommonStockShares
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The Prior Plan | Maximum    
Long-Term Stock Incentive Plans:    
Long-term stock compensation - ceiling shares 8,932,921us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
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Stock Options    
Long-Term Stock Incentive Plans:    
Long-term stock compensation - vesting period 4 years  
Long-term stock compensation - vesting installments 4 years  
Long-term stock compensation - minimum contractual term 5 years  
Long-term stock compensation - maximum contractual term 10 years  
Equity Incentive Plan 2010    
Long-Term Stock Incentive Plans:    
Long-term stock compensation - ceiling shares 25,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized
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