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The performance target payout over the life of the performance period for performance based awards granted as a percentage of the target amount.

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Unrecognized cost of unvested options awarded to employees as compensation.

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Estimated period over which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the equity-based payment award, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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General descriptive information regarding an arrangement under which employees and directors receive: (a) awards of equity shares, equity share options, or other equity instruments; or (b) the entity incurs liabilities to them: (1) in amounts based, at least in part, on the price of the entity's shares or other equity instruments; or (2) that require or may require settlement by issuance of the entity's shares. Such an arrangement is usually provided to employees and directors to compensate them, provide performance incentives to them, and to attract or retain their services. May also include pertinent information particular to a plan that is not elsewhere specified in the taxonomy.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Share-based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Apr. 22, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares available for grant	202,000		202,000
Non-employee director compensation grant period			5 days
Exercise period of options			10 years
2015 Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares available for grant	202,000		202,000
Long Term Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance target for achievement period			3 years
Minimum [Member] \| Graded and Cliff Vesting [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period of options			18 months
Minimum [Member] \| Long Term Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of performance target for achievement			0.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Graded and Cliff Vesting [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period of options			5 years
Maximum [Member] \| Long Term Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of performance target for achievement			150.00%
Stock Compensation Plans [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized share-based compensation expense	$ 5.9		$ 5.9
Period of recognition of share-based compensation expense			1 year 10 months 24 days
Share-based compensation expense	$ 1.2	$ 0.4	$ 3.0	$ 3.6
Stock Compensation Plans [Member] \| 2015 Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum aggregate number of shares	350,000		350,000
Shares available for grant					922,000
Plan description			Subject to adjustments as provided in the 2015 Plan, the maximum aggregate number of shares of the Company’s common stock that may be issued under the 2015 Plan may not exceed the sum of (i) 350 thousand shares plus (ii) any shares (A) remaining available for the grant of awards as of the effective date under the 2007 Plan or the 2011 Plan, and/or (B) subject to an award granted under the 2007 Plan or the 2011 Plan, which award is forfeited, cancelled, terminated, expires, or lapses. As of the effectiveness of the 2015 Plan, there were 922 thousand shares available for grant under the 2015 Plan, inclusive of shares previously available for grant under the 2007 Plan and the 2011 Plan that were rolled over to the 2015 Plan.