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Declared Common Stock Dividends (Parenthetical) (Detail) (Qualified dividend as defined by the IRS, USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Qualified dividend as defined by the IRS
 
Dividends Payable [Line Items]  
Dividend declared per share $ 0.072069us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared
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Qualified dividend as defined by the IRS
 
Dividends Payable [Line Items]  
Dividend declared per share $ 0.076573us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared
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