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Business Combinations - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Oct. 27, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Oct. 03, 2015 | Oct. 03, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Decrease in assets |  |  |  | $ (14,000) |
Decrease in liabilities |  |  |  | (6,400) |
Increase in goodwill |  |  |  | 7,600 |
Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, carrying amount |  |  | $ 2,070,000 | 2,070,000 | $ 2,200,000
Enterprise Business [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Preliminary purchase price | $ 3,450,000 |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage of the Enterprise Business | 100.00% |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, carrying amount |  |  |  |  | 3,250,000
Business acquisition, consideration paid |  |  |  | 3,450,000 |
Additional consideration paid |  |  |  | $ 50,900 |
Business acquisition goodwill amount | $ 2,335,000 |  |  |  |
Change in fair value, Other intangibles |  | $ (20,000) | (20,000) |  |
Change in fair value, Property and equipment |  | (2,801) | (2,801) |  |
Change in fair value, Deferred revenue |  | (400) | 372 |  |
Change in fair value, Inventories |  | 1,500 | $ 1,515 |  |
Change in fair value, Goodwill |  | $ 21,700 |  |  |
Enterprise Business [Member] | Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, carrying amount |  |  |  |  | 2,200,000
Senior notes, maturity year |  |  |  | 2021 |
Enterprise Business [Member] | Senior Notes due 2022 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, carrying amount |  |  |  |  | $ 1,050,000
Senior notes, maturity year |  |  |  | 2022 |
Senior notes, stated interest percentage |  |  | 7.25% | 7.25% |

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