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Other (Income) Expense, Net - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Components of Other Income (Expense) [Line Items]      
Litigation related defense costs $ 12.7us-gaap_LitigationSettlementExpense $ 13.2us-gaap_LitigationSettlementExpense $ 30.1us-gaap_LitigationSettlementExpense
Employee separation costs     7.5us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1
Productivity initiative costs      
Components of Other Income (Expense) [Line Items]      
Employee separation costs     $ 1.7us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
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