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Variable Interest Entity - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Earnings (loss) in equity of unconsolidated affiliate $ 100,000phii_EquityInEarningsLossOfUnconsolidatedAffiliates $ (300,000)phii_EquityInEarningsLossOfUnconsolidatedAffiliates
Trade receivables 2,800,000phii_TradeReceivables 3,500,000phii_TradeReceivables
Accrued and other current liabilities 52,812,000us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent 54,531,000us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Other assets 0phii_InvestmentInVariableInterestEntity 0phii_InvestmentInVariableInterestEntity
Operating revenue 3,400,000us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityActivityBetweenVIEAndEntityRevenues 2,000,000us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityActivityBetweenVIEAndEntityRevenues
PHIC's date of incorporation May 26, 2011  
PHI Century Limited [Member]    
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]    
Investment in the common stock 49.00%us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityOwnershipPercentage
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Accrued and other current liabilities $ 900,000us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
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$ 1,900,000us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
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