DEBT - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended								12 Months Ended						1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Feb. 15, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] First Payment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] Second Payment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] Third Payment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] Base Rate Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member] Libor Rate Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] First Payment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] Second Payment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] Third Payment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] Base Rate Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] Libor Rate Loan [Member]	Jul. 07, 2009 2017 Senior Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity under senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility																			$ 475,000
Final maturity date for revolving credit facility																			Dec. 21, 2015
Issue of letters of credit															200,000		50,000
Borrowing limit																	390,000
Possible increase in borrowing																	75,000
Principal amount		250,000
Interest rate for additional PIK notes		11.375%
Debt instrument, Interest rate		10.625%					2.00%	2.75%					2.50%	3.25%	12.50%
Notes outstanding amount	707,535			14,219	15,027	16,161				264,219	279,246	295,407
Senior secured notes date of issuance															Jul. 07, 2009
Senior secured second lien maturity date															Jul. 15, 2017
Fair value of 2017 notes															35,000
Issue price as percentage of principal amount of notes															95.181%
Excess of borrowing availability																	128,000
Allowances for capital spending																		20,000
Outstanding redeemable capital interests and management benefit plan																		1,500
Cumulative consolidated net income																		0
New capital contributions or equity offerings																		0
Financial convents under credit facility																		$ 0
Debt instrument description	Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest, at the Borrowers' option, at either (i) an alternate base rate or an adjusted LIBOR rate plus, in each case, an applicable margin.
Commitment fees in existing credit facility																0.50%
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio			1.1
Maximum first lien leverage ratio									4.25
Short term debt non-cash bearing interest	2.70%

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