Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Effective tax rate	(446.60%)	14.10%	(304.50%)	19.00%
Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Change in Amount	$ 50.0
Statutory rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Reversal of valuation allowance related to sale of auction rate securities portfolio			1.5
Unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties accrued	1.8		1.8
Unrecognized tax benefits	18.6		18.6
Unrecognized tax benefits that would decrease the effective tax rate if recognized	$ 11.5		$ 11.5
For the balance of 2012
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Effective tax rate			25.00%

A ratio calculated by dividing the reported amount of income tax expense attributable to continuing operations for the period by GAAP-basis pretax income from continuing operations.

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The domestic federal statutory tax rate applicable under enacted tax laws to the Company's pretax income from continuing operations for the period. The "statutory" tax rate is the regular tax rate if there are alternative tax systems.

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- Definition

This element represents the total of accruals as of the date of the statement of financial position for interest recognized for an underpayment of income taxes computed by applying the applicable statutory rate of interest to the difference between a tax position recognized for financial reporting purposes and the amount previously taken or expected to be taken in a tax return of the entity and the amount of statutory penalties for a tax position claimed or expected to be claimed by the entity, in its tax return, that does not meet the minimum statutory threshold to avoid payment of penalties.

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- Definition

The amount of the change in the period in the valuation allowance for a specified deferred tax asset.

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