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Business Combinations - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
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Oct. 27, 2012
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Oct. 29, 2011
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Oct. 27, 2012
NDS Group Limited [Member]
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Oct. 27, 2012
Other Acquisition [Member]
acquisition
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Jan. 26, 2013
Meraki Inc. [Member]
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| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | |||||
| Number of Businesses Acquired | 3 | ||||
| Business Combination, Consideration Transferred | $ 5,005 | $ 5 | $ 1,200 | ||
| Cash Acquired from Acquisition | 98 | ||||
| Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs | $ 6 | $ 2 | |||
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- Definition
This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
This element represents the acquisition-date fair value of the total consideration transferred which consists of the sum of the acquisition-date fair values of the assets transferred by the acquirer, the liabilities incurred by the acquirer to former owners of the acquiree, and the equity interests issued by the acquirer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The cash inflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period (for example, cash that was held by the acquired business). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The number of businesses acquired by the entity during the period. No definition available.
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