Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail)	Mar. 31, 2013 Facility
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of sites cited as potentially responsible party	11
Number of previously and currently owned sites with potential remediation obligations	11

Site Contingency, Number of Sites With Potential Remediation Obligations

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