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Earnings per Share - Narrative (Detail)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]      
Treasury stock, shares acquired 0us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired 0us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired 0us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
Consolidated Graphics, Inc      
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]      
Issuances of common stock (in shares) 16,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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Earnings Per Share [Abstract]      
Issuances of common stock (in shares) 1,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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