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Acquisition - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands, BRL in Millions |  | 6 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 14, 2016 BRL | Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2016 BRL | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred payments of previous acquisitions |  | $ 5,300 |  |  |  | $ 3,400
Realized contingent gain |  | 11,000 |  |  |  |
Aggregate purchase price |  | 13,167 | $ 7,954 |  |  |
Servicos e Technologia de Pagamentos S.A. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Price in purchase agreement | BRL | BRL 4,086 |  |  |  |  |
Masternaut Group Holdings Limited [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional investment |  | $ 7,900 |  |  |  | 8,400
2015 Acquisitions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate purchase price |  |  |  |  |  | $ 46,400
Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Servicos e Technologia de Pagamentos S.A. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate purchase price |  |  |  | BRL 4,400 | $ 1,360,000 |

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