function fmt_duration(seconds, detail) {
  // Return a string containing the number of years, days, hours,
  // minutes, and seconds in the given numeric seconds argument.
  // The optional detail argument can limit the about of detail.
  // Note: 1 year is treated as 365.25 days to approximate "leap
  // years" TAGS: secToYMDHMS, secToDHMS
  //
  // Some Examples:
  // 
  // fmt_duration(35000000)
  // returns "1 year, 39 days, 20 hours, 13 minutes, 20 seconds"
  //
  // fmt_duration(24825601)
  // returns "287 days, 8 hours, 1 second"
  //
  // fmt_duration(24825601, 3)
  // returns "287 days, 8 hours"
  //
  // fmt_duration(24825601, 1)
  // returns "less than one year"
  // 
  "use strict";
  var labels = ['years', 'days', 'hours', 'minutes', 'seconds'],
    increments = [31557600, 86400, 3600, 60, 1],
    result = "",
    i,
    increment,
    label,
    quantity;
  detail = detail === undefined ? increments.length : detail;
  detail = Math.min(detail, increments.length);
	
  for (i = 0; i < detail; i += 1) {
    increment = increments[i];
    label = labels[i];
	
    if (seconds >= increment) {
      quantity = Math.floor(seconds / increment);
      if (quantity === 1) {
        // if singular, strip the 's' off the end of the label
        label = label.slice(0, -1);
      }
      seconds -= quantity * increment;
      result = result + " " + quantity + " " + label + ",";
    }
  }
	
  result = result.slice(1, -1);
  if (result === "") {
    result = "less than one " + labels[detail - 1].slice(0, -1);
  }
	
  return result;
}