Registration Rights Agreement, Buyback Obligation Termination, Percentage

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Registration Rights Agreement, Net Proceeds Used to Repurchase Shares before Effectiveness, Percentage

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Registration Rights Agreement, Standstill Agreement Termination, Percentage

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The fair value per share of common stock transferred on date of acquisition as consideration for acquisition

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Aggregate dividends paid during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Article 3

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)

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Before tax amount, net of reclassifications, of pension and other postretirement benefit plans (gain) loss included in accumulated other comprehensive income.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 220

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 10A

-Subparagraph (i-k)

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Tax effect, net of reclassification adjustments, of pension and other postretirement benefit plans (gain) loss included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 220

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 12

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 220

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 10A

-Subparagraph (i-k)

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The percentage rate used to calculate dividend payments on preferred stock.

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Aggregate dividends paid during the period for each share of preferred stock outstanding.

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Shareholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Apr. 24, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013 Subsequent Event
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred stock dividends (in dollars per share)			$ 300
Preferred stock dividend rate			6.00%
Stock Issued during period, Fair Value per Share, Acquisitions					$ 4.23
Common stock dividends (in dollars per share)			$ 0.1125
Other Comprehensive loss, pension and postretirements obligations, before tax			$ 58	$ 72
Change in pension and postretirement obligations, net of tax	$ 10	$ 13	$ 20	$ 26
Net proceeds used to repurchase shares before effectiveness (up to 50%)						25.00%
Buyback obligation termination (less than 5%)						5.00%
Standstill agreement termination (less than 10%)						10.00%