Multi-employer critical zone identification contribution percentage.

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Multi-employer plan contribution percentage.

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Number of multi-employer pension plans.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable, pertaining to costs that are statutory in nature, are incurred on contractual obligations, or accumulate over time and for which invoices have not yet been received or will not be rendered. Examples include taxes, interest, rent and utilities. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.20)

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Costs incurred to effect a business combination which have been expensed during the period. Such costs could include business integration costs, systems integration and conversion costs, and severance and other employee-related costs.

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Aggregate carrying amount, as of the balance sheet date, of noncurrent obligations not separately disclosed in the balance sheet. Noncurrent liabilities are expected to be paid after one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Section S99

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Amount of other expense that is infrequent in occurrence or unusual in nature.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

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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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Restructuring, Impairment and Other Charges - Other Charges - Narrative (Detail) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) PensionPlans	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) PensionPlans	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Other Charges	$ 1.3	$ 9.7	$ 23.1	$ 34.0
Accrued liabilities	793.7		793.7		$ 867.3
Other noncurrent liabilities	381.8		381.8		$ 395.6
Multi-employer pension plan withdrawal obligations
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Other Charges		$ 9.7		$ 34.0
Accrued liabilities	10.8		10.8
Other noncurrent liabilities	$ 83.7		83.7
Courier Corporation
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring, integration charges			$ 19.1
Number of multi-employer pension plans \| PensionPlans	2		2
Multi-employer pension plan company's contributions percentage			70.00%
Multi-employer critical zone identification contribution percentage			65.00%