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Network
2430405 - Disclosure - Weighted-Average Assumptions (Detail)
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Table(Implied)
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Reporting Entity [Axis]0000006955 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2015-09-01 - 2016-08-31
2014-09-01 - 2015-08-31
2013-09-01 - 2014-08-31
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
 
 
 
Dividend yield
0.19%  
0.15%  
0.11%  
Expected volatility
38.06%  
37.80%  
38.30%  
Risk-free rate of return
2.06%  
1.19%  
0.70%  
Expected forfeiture rate
13.12%  
13.73%  
14.18%  
Expected life
P6Y1M  
P6Y1M  
P6Y1M