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Deferred Compensation - Additional information (Detail) - USD ($) shares in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2016
Investments And Employee Deferred Compensation Plan [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Equity Participation Plan, distributions to key executives, age |  |  |  |  |  | Age 62 (or the one-year anniversary of the date of the grant for participants over the age of 61 as of the grant date) or upon or after their actual retirement. |  |
Deferred Equity Participation Sub-plans, distributions to key executives, age |  |  |  |  |  | Age 65 |  |
Deferred Equity Participation Sub-plans, distributions requisite service description |  |  |  |  |  | We made awards under sub-plans of the DEPP for certain production staff, which generally provide for vesting and/or distributions no sooner than five years from the date of awards, although certain awards vest and/or distribute after the earlier of fifteen years or the participant reaching age 65. |  |
Deferred Equity Participation Plan (DEPP) [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments And Employee Deferred Compensation Plan [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Awards approved by committee, value |  | $ 14,000,000 |  |  | $ 10,100,000 |  |  |
Charge to compensation expenses related to awards | $ 2,600,000 |  | $ 2,100,000 |  |  | $ 7,000,000 | $ 5,500,000 |
Cash and equity awards with aggregate fair value vested and distributed to participants |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 7,000,000 |
Unearned deferred compensation, value |  |  |  |  |  | $ 58,400,000 |  | $ 46,800,000
Unearned deferred compensation, shares |  |  |  |  |  | 2.7 |  | 2.4
Total intrinsic value of unvested equity based awards |  |  |  |  |  | $ 169,000,000 |  | $ 125,500,000
Deferred Cash Participation Plan (DCPP) [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments And Employee Deferred Compensation Plan [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Awards approved by committee, value |  | 5,100,000 |  |  | $ 3,100,000 |  |  |
Charge to compensation expenses related to awards | 700,000 |  | 400,000 |  |  | 1,800,000 | 1,100,000 |
Cash and equity awards with aggregate fair value vested and distributed to participants |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Deferred Equity Participation Plan Sub Plans [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments And Employee Deferred Compensation Plan [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Awards approved by committee, value |  | $ 4,000,000 |  | $ 13,600,000 |  |  |  |
Charge to compensation expenses related to awards | $ 500,000 |  | $ 400,000 |  |  | 1,400,000 | $ 800,000 |
Cash and equity awards with aggregate fair value vested and distributed to participants |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |

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