Debt instrument interest due periods.

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Debt instrument issuance period month and year.

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Debt instrument maturity year and month.

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Leverage ratio.

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Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity, prior limit.

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- Definition

Minimum percentage of senior secured term loan for interest rate protection.

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Outstanding debt due from amount of remaining proceeds of senior secured notes.

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Percentage of aggregate principal amount outstanding excluding redemption date.

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Percentage of aggregate principal amount, redeemable.

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Percentage of principal amount redeemed at redemption date.

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Percentage of principal amount redemption price.

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- Definition

Provisions in future incremental borrowings.

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Repurchase of senior secured notes purchase price percentage.

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Amount of outstanding long-term debt or borrowing associated with any securities or credit agreement for which there has been a default in principal, interest, sinking fund, or redemption provisions, or any breach of covenant that existed at the end of the period and subsequently has not been cured.

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-Publisher FASB

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-SubTopic 10

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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- Definition

Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Amount of debt issuance costs (for example, but not limited to, legal, accounting, broker, and regulatory fees).

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Amount borrowed under the credit facility as of the balance sheet date.

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Description of the interest rate for the amounts borrowed under the credit facility, including the terms and the method for determining the interest rate (for example, fixed or variable, LIBOR plus a percentage, increasing rate, timing of interest rate resets, remarketing provisions).

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended				1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Apr. 30, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Interest Rate Option, LIBOR Based [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Interest Rate Option, Base Rate Based [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Minimum [Member]	Apr. 30, 2013 7.375% Senior Secured Notes [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 7.375% Senior Secured Notes [Member]	Apr. 30, 2012 7.375% Senior Secured Notes [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 7.375% Senior Secured Notes [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 7.375% Senior Secured Notes [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Senior Secured Term Loan [Member]	Apr. 30, 2012 Senior Secured Term Loan [Member]	Apr. 30, 2012 Senior Secured Term Loan [Member] Secured Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior secured notes, aggregate principal amount issued											$ 210,000					$ 265,000
Debt instrument issuance									2012-04
Interest rate					1.00%	2.00%					7.375%
Date of maturity		Apr. 27, 2016								May 15, 2019
Date of maturity		2013-01												2016-01
Senior secured term loan, outstanding amount (Jan 2016)															198,700
Interest payable periods														May 15 and November 15 of each year
Debt issuance costs										8,600
Percentage of aggregate principal amount, maximum redeemable												35.00%
Percentage of principal amount, redemption price										107.375%
Minimum percentage of aggregate principal amount outstanding, excluding the redemption date													65.00%
Percentage of principal amount redeemed at redemption date												105.53%	100.00%
Repurchase of senior secured notes purchase price percentage										101.00%
Maximum borrowing capacity		10,000	25,000
Maximum borrowing capacity prior limit				30,000
Interest rate description					LIBOR (subject to a 1.00% floor) plus a margin of 4.50%	Base Rate (subject to a 2.00% floor) plus a margin of 3.50%
Interest rate, margin added					4.50%	3.50%
Commitment fees on unused portion of facility					0.50%
Provisions in future incremental borrowings	150,000
Outstanding balance on the revolving credit facility		0
Minimum percentage of senior secured term loan for interest rate protection	25.00%
Leverage ratio							2.75	1.00
Default in payment of principal								$ 10,000