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Defined Benefit Plan, Minimum Age of Participant to be Eligible for Benefits

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Defined Benefit Plan, Number of Active Participants Eligible for Benefits

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Defined Benefit Plan, Number of Participants

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Defined Benefit Plan, Number of Plans Merged

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Defined Benefit Plan, Projected Cost of Plan Termination

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Defined Benefit Plan, Requisite Service Period

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable, pertaining to costs that are statutory in nature, are incurred on contractual obligations, or accumulate over time and for which invoices have not yet been received or will not be rendered. Examples include taxes, interest, rent and utilities. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

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-Article 5

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The amount of increase or decrease due to a change in the terms of an existing plan or the initiation of a new plan. A plan amendment may increase or decrease benefits, including those attributed to years of service already rendered.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 60

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-Topic 715

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Target allocation of investments of this type to total plan assets presented on a weighted average basis.

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The ultimate trend rate for health care costs.

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

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Amount, after effect of policies assumed or ceded, of expense related to provision for policy benefits and costs incurred for health insurance contracts.

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Employee Benefit Plans (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012 plan
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Cost recognized	$ 1,029	$ 1,004
Number of plans merged			2
Defined Benefit Plan, Projected Cost of Plan Termination	716
Requisite service period	5 years
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Effect On Accumulated Benefit Obligation And Service And Interest Cost [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Ultimate trend rate		1.00%
Equity Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Target plan asset allocations	60.00%
Debt Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Target plan asset allocations	30.00%
Other [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Target plan asset allocations	10.00%
Debt Category Concentration [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Target plan asset allocations	10.00%
Post Retirement Benefit Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Number of participants	187
Defined Benefit Plan, Number of Active Participants Eligible for Benefits	36
Plan amendments	1,183	0
Minimum age of participant to become eligible for benefits	62 years
Age up to which health benefits continuation paid	65 years
Accrued expenses	506	405
Increase In Health Care Cost Trend [Member]
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Effect of one percentage point increase (decrease) in assumed health care costs	194
Decrease In Health Care Cost Trend [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Effect of one percentage point increase (decrease) in assumed health care costs	(180)
Increase In Service And Interest Cost [Member]
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Effect of one percentage point increase (decrease) in assumed health care costs	11
Decrease In Service And Interest Cost [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Effect of one percentage point increase (decrease) in assumed health care costs	$ (11)
Minimum [Member] \| Debt Securities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Target plan asset allocations	80.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Percentage Variance From Established Investment Category Targets [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Target plan asset allocations	10.00%