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Declared Common Stock Dividends (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Dividend Payment 1st  
Dividends Payable [Line Items]  
Declaration Date Feb. 20, 2014
Record Date Apr. 02, 2014
Payable Date Apr. 15, 2014
Per Share $ 0.51us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared
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Dividend Payment 2nd  
Dividends Payable [Line Items]  
Declaration Date May 15, 2014
Record Date Jul. 02, 2014
Payable Date Jul. 15, 2014
Per Share $ 0.51us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared
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Dividend Payment 3rd  
Dividends Payable [Line Items]  
Declaration Date Aug. 14, 2014
Record Date Oct. 02, 2014
Payable Date Oct. 15, 2014
Per Share $ 0.51us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared
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Dividend Payment 4th  
Dividends Payable [Line Items]  
Declaration Date Dec. 11, 2014
Record Date Jan. 02, 2015
Payable Date Jan. 15, 2015
Per Share $ 0.51us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared
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Dividend Payment 5th  
Dividends Payable [Line Items]  
Declaration Date Feb. 20, 2015
Record Date Apr. 02, 2015
Payable Date Apr. 15, 2015
Per Share $ 0.54us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared
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