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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Significant Estimates Used by Management in Determining Fair Values of Company's Reporting Units (Detail)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Significant Estimates Used by Management in Determining Fair Values of Company's Reporting Units (Detail)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Electric Power and Natural Gas and Pipeline Services [Member]
     
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Years of cash flows before terminal value 5 years 5 years 5 years
Weighting of three approaches:      
Discounted cash flows 70.00% 70.00% 70.00%
Market multiple 15.00% 15.00% 15.00%
Market capitalization 15.00% 15.00% 15.00%
Electric Power and Natural Gas and Pipeline Services [Member] | Minimum [Member]
     
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Discount rates 12.00% 13.00% 15.00%
EBITDA multiples 4.5 4.5 4.5
Electric Power and Natural Gas and Pipeline Services [Member] | Maximum [Member]
     
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Discount rates 13.00% 13.00% 15.00%
EBITDA multiples 8.0 8.0 8.0
Fiber Optic Licensing [Member]
     
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Years of cash flows before terminal value 15 years 15 years 15 years
Weighting of three approaches:      
Discounted cash flows 90.00% 90.00% 90.00%
Market multiple 5.00% 5.00% 5.00%
Market capitalization 5.00% 5.00% 5.00%
Fiber Optic Licensing [Member] | Minimum [Member]
     
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Discount rates 12.00% 14.00% 14.00%
EBITDA multiples 9.5 9.5 9.5
Fiber Optic Licensing [Member] | Maximum [Member]
     
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Discount rates 12.00% 14.00% 14.00%
EBITDA multiples 9.5 9.5 9.5