Deferred compensation agreements expenses.

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Defined contribution plan eligibility minimum service period.

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Defined contribution plan eligible age of senior executives for earlier election.

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Defined contribution plan eligible age of senior executives for participate in plan.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of amounts which could be received based on the terms of the insurance contract upon surrendering life policies owned by the entity.

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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
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.17)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (d)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28358313&loc=d3e6812-107765

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 02
-Paragraph 17
-Article 5

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The amount of payment into the fund established for purposes of making future disbursements to the individual in accordance with the terms and understanding of the deferred compensation arrangement.

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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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The amount of the cost recognized during the period for defined contribution plans.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 70
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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Percentage of employees' gross pay for which the employer contributes a matching contribution to a defined contribution plan.

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Maximum percentage of employee gross pay the employee may contribute to a defined contribution plan.

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Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2013	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Additional compensation of employer		10.00%
Senior executive age for participate in plan		70 years
Senior executive age for earlier election		60 years
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Employer Contribution		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Defined contribution plan eligibility minimum service period				1 year
Defined contribution retirement plan, Maximum matching contribution percentage				5.00%
Aggregate contribution of employer		1,966,000	1,734,000	$ 583,000
Company-Owned Life Insurance Policies [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Additional compensation of employer	10.00%
Aggregate contribution of employer		682,000	395,000
Deferred compensation expenses		$ 309,000	$ 329,000	$ 43,000