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Preferred Stock - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Jan. 26, 2015
Oct. 27, 2014
Jul. 29, 2014
Apr. 30, 2014
Apr. 27, 2015
Apr. 29, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Class of Stock [Line Items]                
Amount Of Non Voting Series A Preferred Stock Purchase price $ 18,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfPreferredStockAndPreferenceStock              
Non-voting Series A Preferred Stock, number of shares issued   1,800pom_NumberOfNonVotingPreferredStockToBePurchasedUnderCommitment 1,800pom_NumberOfNonVotingPreferredStockToBePurchasedUnderCommitment 1,800pom_NumberOfNonVotingPreferredStockToBePurchasedUnderCommitment        
Non-voting Series A Preferred Stock, maximum aggregate consideration             180,000,000pom_MaximumAmountOfNonVotingPreferredStockToBePurchasedUnderCommitment  
Redemption of preferred stock at purchase price $ 10,000us-gaap_PreferredStockRedemptionPricePerShare              
Maximum [Member]                
Class of Stock [Line Items]                
Non-voting Series A Preferred Stock, number of shares issued             18,000pom_NumberOfNonVotingPreferredStockToBePurchasedUnderCommitment
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Non-Voting Series A Preferred Stock [Member]                
Class of Stock [Line Items]                
Issuance of non-voting Series A Preferred Stock, shares issued         9,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued
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Additional shares issued   1,800pom_AdditionalSharesIssued
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1,800pom_AdditionalSharesIssued
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1,800pom_AdditionalSharesIssued
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Non-voting Series A Preferred Stock, shares purchased price         90,000,000pom_NonvotingPreferredStockSharesPurchasedPrice
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Amount Of Non Voting Series A Preferred Stock Purchase price   18,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfPreferredStockAndPreferenceStock
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18,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfPreferredStockAndPreferenceStock
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18,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfPreferredStockAndPreferenceStock
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Non-voting Series A Preferred Stock, cumulative, non-participating cash dividend         0.10%us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage
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Subsequent Event [Member]                
Class of Stock [Line Items]                
Non-voting Series A Preferred Stock, number of shares issued           1,800pom_NumberOfNonVotingPreferredStockToBePurchasedUnderCommitment
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Subsequent Event [Member] | Non-Voting Series A Preferred Stock [Member]                
Class of Stock [Line Items]                
Additional shares issued           1,800pom_AdditionalSharesIssued
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Amount Of Non Voting Series A Preferred Stock Purchase price           18,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfPreferredStockAndPreferenceStock
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Preferred Stock [Member]                
Class of Stock [Line Items]                
Estimated fair value of derivatives $ 3,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets
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            $ 3,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssets
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