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Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 35 Months Ended | 36 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Jan. 29, 2019 shares | Dec. 04, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Sep. 07, 2017 $ / shares shares | Aug. 07, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Jul. 27, 2017 USD ($) | Feb. 04, 2016 USD ($) | Jan. 29, 2019 $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) transaction shares | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) shares | Jan. 22, 2019 USD ($) | Jan. 23, 2019 USD ($) | Jul. 17, 2018 USD ($) | Nov. 01, 2017 USD ($) | Aug. 03, 2017 USD ($)
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase of common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |  | $ 958,696,000 | $ 402,393,000 | $ 187,979,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase of common stock | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 958,696,000 | $ 402,393,000 | $ 187,678,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares acquired (in shares) | shares |  |  | 1,057,035 | 263,012 | 1,491,647 |  |  |  | 4,911,438 | 2,854,959 | 1,259,145 | 9,025,542 |  |  |  |  |
Initial price paid (in usd per share) | $ / shares |  |  | $ 176.91 |  | $ 142.46 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Final price paid (in usd per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  | $ 142.48 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of transactions | transaction |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase of common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 958,700,000 | $ 402,400,000 | $ 187,700,000 | $ 1,500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase of common stock |  |  | $ 220,000,000 |  | $ 250,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock repurchase program, period in force |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in authorized amount of repurchases |  |  |  |  |  | $ 250,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 | $ 350,000,000 |
Extension of original period |  |  |  |  |  | 18 months |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock | Repurchase agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate authorized repurchase amount |  |  | $ 220,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 250,000,000
Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares acquired (in shares) | shares |  | 117,751 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Final price paid (in usd per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 187.27 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Repurchase agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase of common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,500,000,000 |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in authorized amount of repurchases |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |
Aggregate authorized repurchase amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,100,000,000 |  |  |
Remaining authorized repurchase amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 551,000,000 |  |  |
[1] | Reflects the impact of the Company's adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230), which was adopted by the Company on January 1, 2018 and applied retrospectively to results for 2017. The adoption of Topic 230 resulted in the statement of cash flows presenting the changes in the total of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash. As a result, the Company will no longer present transfers between cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash in the statement of cash flows.

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