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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail)
Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2013
Boa Vista Servicos S.A. [Member]
BRL
Mar. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2012
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]            
Antidilutive stock options excluded from computation of earnings per share 0.1          
Fair value of long term debt $ 0 $ 1,600,000,000 $ 1,600,000,000      
Carrying value of long term debt 0 1,500,000,000 1,500,000,000      
Fair value of interest rate swaps   10,400,000 12,200,000   10,400,000 [1]  
Interest rate swap term           5 years
Variable interest maximum exposure to loss   15,500,000        
Percentage of interest acquired in Boa Vista Servicos S.A. ("BVS")       15.00%    
Investment in Boa Vista Servicos S.A. ("BVS")   $ 64,600,000 $ 63,600,000 130,000,000    
[1] The fair value of our interest rate swaps, which are designated as fair value hedges, and our notes, due in 2014, are based on the present value of expected future cash flows using zero coupon rates and are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.