Debt Instruments, Maturity Date

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- Definition

Financial assets accounted for as sale, repurchase commitment percent of outstanding month end balances.

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- Definition

Amount of transferred financial assets in which the transferor has continuing involvement with the assets underlying the transaction that have been derecognized. Continuing involvement includes, but is not limited to, servicing, recourse, and restrictions on transferor's interests in transferred financial assets.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 860

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 4

-Subparagraph (a)(2)

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- Definition

The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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- Definition

Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 19, 22

-Article 5

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- Definition

The cash inflow during the period from additional borrowings in aggregate debt. Includes proceeds from short-term and long-term debt.

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Financing - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended
Financing - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2011
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Revolving loan facility, maximum capacity				$ 350,000,000
Letter of credit outstanding			24,894,000
Debt outstanding from dealers			1,337,214,000
Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Aggregate repurchase obligation			15.00%
Master Notes \| Senior Unsecured Notes, 3.81 Percent, Due May 2018
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Issuance of senior notes	25,000,000
Maturity date	5/31/2018
Master Notes \| Senior Unsecured Notes, 4.60 Percent, Due May 2021
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Issuance of senior notes	75,000,000
Maturity date	5/31/2021
Master Notes \| Senior Unsecured Notes 3.13 Percent Due December 2020
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Issuance of senior notes		$ 100,000,000
Maturity date		12/31/2020