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Segment Reporting and Information about Geographic Areas - Schedule of Revenues by Geographic Area (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 6,349,676	$ 4,002,231	$ 10,891,140	$ 7,410,982
United States [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues	3,480,000	2,246,637	5,809,569	4,115,828
China [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues	689,735	527,230	1,469,148	1,035,933
Norway [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues	380,373	224,421	796,433	386,741
Netherlands [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues	248,102	206,550	361,453	353,076
Other [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 1,551,466	$ 797,393	$ 2,454,537	$ 1,519,404

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Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

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