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Additional Shares Issued On Stockholders Approval

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Common Shares Released From Escrow

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Common Stock Closing Prices

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Common Stock Ownership Percentage By Individual

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Principal amount of initial conversion rate

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The stated principal amount of the debt instrument at time of issuance, which may vary from the carrying amount because of unamortized premium or discount.

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Amount of the fee that accompanies borrowing money under the debt instrument.

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Interest rate stated in the contractual debt agreement.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Per share amount received by subsidiary or equity investee for each share of common stock issued or sold in the stock transaction.

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Subsequent Events (Detail)	6 Months Ended										6 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Detail)	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012 New Debt [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 Maximum [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 Minimum [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 9.125% Senior Secured Notes Due 2016 [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 02, 2009 9.125% Senior Secured Notes Due 2016 [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 8.875% Senior Secured Notes Due 2016 [Member] EUR (€)	Dec. 02, 2009 8.875% Senior Secured Notes Due 2016 [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 02, 2009 8.875% Senior Secured Notes Due 2016 [Member] EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2012 Roust Trading Limited [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Roust Trading Limited [Member] Convertible Senior Notes Due 2013 [Member] USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Additional common stock issued to adjust issue price	3
Common stock issued on stockholders approval to adjust issue price	5
Common stock issued from escrow to adjust issue price	2,000,000
Common stock volume weighted average price				$ 4.13	$ 2.75
Shares of common stock price			$ 3.44
Debt instrument maturity date		Jul. 31, 2016
Percentage of common stock in threshold											42.90%
Debt instrument issuance amount							$ 380,000,000		$ 507,000,000	€ 380,000,000		$ 102,600,000
Fee on senior secured notes						2.50		2.50
Principal amount of initial conversion rate						$ 1,000		€ 1,000
Interest rate percentage on issued note						9.125%	9.125%	8.875%	8.875%	8.875%