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Foreign Currency Contracts Maximum Maturity Term

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Foreign exchange contract maturity period

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Number of interest rate swap contracts

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Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Article 12

-Section 13

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The estimated net amount of existing gains or losses on cash flow hedges at the reporting date expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next 12 months.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-SubTopic 30

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Fair value of the assets less the liabilities of a derivative or group of derivatives.

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The portion of gains and losses (net) on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as hedging instruments representing (a) the amount of the hedge ineffectiveness and (b) the amount, if any, excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness.

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Date the derivative contract matures, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Fair value as of the balance sheet date of all foreign currency derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments.

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The net gain (loss) recognized in earnings during the reporting period representing the amount of the cash flow hedges' ineffectiveness.

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Derivatives - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Derivatives - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013 Contract	Dec. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair Value Assets/(Liability) Net		140,685,000	$ (21,283,000)	$ 140,685,000
Number of interest rate swap contracts	1har_NumberOfInterestRateSwapContracts
Interest Rate Risk Management [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Maturity date		Sep. 30, 2013
Notional amount of interest rate derivatives	19,700,000
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Forward contracts, maturity period		June 2015
Forward contracts maturing within 12 months		468,600,000	363,400,000
Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair value of forward contracts		1,378,600,000	1,467,700,000	1,378,600,000
Forward contracts, maturity period		June 2018
Ineffectiveness recognized		2,000,000		0	900,000	1,100,000
Amount expected to be reclassified from AOCI to earnings within the next 12 months		50,300,000
Recognized net gains related to the change in forward points		0		0	100,000	600,000
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Hedging Instruments [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair Value Assets/(Liability) Net		133,383,000	(19,856,000)	133,383,000
Economic Hedges, Gross [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair Value Assets/(Liability) Net		7,302,000	$ (1,427,000)	$ 7,302,000
Minimum [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Foreign exchange contracts maturity period, years		2 years
Maximum [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Foreign exchange contracts maturity period, years		5 years