Basis of Presentation - Narrative (Detail)	Aug. 04, 2015 Entity
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Number of entities resulting from expected spinoff of an entity	3
Number of entities in which shareholders will likely to receive tax-free distribution of shares	2
Number of entities in which shareholders will own shares after spinoff	3

Number of entities in which shareholders will likely to receive tax-free distribution of shares.

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