Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest (Narrative) (Detail) (ProCables S.A. [Member], Rest Of World [Member])	0 Months Ended
Oct. 01, 2012
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Percentage of interests acquired	60.00%
Percentage of voting interests to be purchased	40.00%
Term after no-transfer period that shareholders' may exercise	36 months
Seller [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage	40.00%
Ownership percentage by parent	40.00%

Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests to be Purchased

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Term after No-transfer Period That Shareholders may Exercise

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (c)

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The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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