Stock Split - Additional Information (Detail)		9 Months Ended
Apr. 22, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015
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Stock split conversion ratio		Two-for-one stock split
Percentage of stock dividend declared	100.00%
Dividend declared date		Apr. 22, 2014
Dividend record date		May 15, 2014
Dividend distribution date		Jun. 02, 2014

Percentage of stock dividend to share holders.

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Date the declared dividend will be paid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

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Date the dividend to be paid was declared, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Date the holder must own the stock to be entitled to the dividend, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Description of the stock split arrangement. Also provide the retroactive effect given by a stock split that occurs after the balance date but before the release of financial statements.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 4

-Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 4.C)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187143-122770

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Stock Split

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6525746

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB)

-Number Topic 4

-Section C

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