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Business Development Costs Related To The Proposed Business Combination

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Value of equity interests (such as common shares, preferred shares, or partnership interest) issued or issuable to acquire the entity.

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Number of shares of equity interests issued or issuable to acquire entity.

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Costs incurred to effect a business combination which have been expensed during the period. Such costs could include business integration costs, systems integration and conversion costs, and severance and other employee-related costs.

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks of a company.

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Business Developments - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Jan. 27, 2014 Texas Industries Inc.	Jun. 30, 2014 Texas Industries Inc.	Jul. 01, 2014 Texas Industries Inc. Subsequent Event
Schedule Of Business Development [Line Items]
Number of shares issued per single share			0.70
Common shares issued to former shareholders			20,300,000
Stock price					$ 132.00
Aggregate value of common shares issued to former shareholders					$ 2,680,000,000
Business development expenses				12,781,000
Acquisition integration expenses	$ 1,942,000	$ 2,210,000		$ 2,210,000