Number Of Shares Granted Against Share Limits

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- Definition

Share based Compensation Arrangement by Share based Payment Award, Maximum Contribution Per Employee

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- Definition

Term of Offering Period, Employee Stock Purchase Plan

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- Definition

Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based awards, other than options, awarded to employees as compensation.

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Unrecognized cost of unvested options awarded to employees as compensation.

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- Definition

Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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- Definition

Discount rate from fair value on purchase date that participants pay for shares.

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- Definition

Fair value of share-based awards for which the grantee gained the right by satisfying service and performance requirements, to receive or retain shares or units, other instruments, or cash.

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- Definition

Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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- Definition

The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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- Definition

Number of shares issued during the period as a result of an employee stock purchase plan.

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Article 3

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STOCK BASED COMPENSATION - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum term of an option granted under any plan (in years)	10 years
Unrecognized compensation expenses related to non-vested option awards	$ 27,200,000
Weighted average period of recognition for unrecognized compensation expenses	1 year 5 months 27 days
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average period of recognition for unrecognized compensation expenses	2 years 7 months 13 days
Ratio of share reserve related to RSUs granted	2
Unrecognized compensation expenses related to RSUs	3,600,000
Fair value of units vested	1,200,000	400,000
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	3 years
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	5 years
Director [Member] \| Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	1 year
Officers and Employees [Member] \| Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	5 years
2011 Incentive Compensation Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards authorized	3,000,000
2008 Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards authorized	3,500,000
2005 Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards authorized	4,800,000
2000 Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards authorized	7,000,000
1997 Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards authorized	6,000,000
Directors Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards authorized	2,340,000
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards authorized	900,000
Percentage of discount to market price	85.00%
Term of offering period	6 months
Maximum payroll deductions during the offering period, per employee	$ 5,000
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member] \| ESPP shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock issued during period (in shares)	52,956	56,362	53,213