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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Reporting_Unit	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Amortization of intangible assets		$ 34,848	$ 34,257	$ 25,865
Intangible asset impairment charges	$ 12,100
Number of reporting units impacted impairment charge | Reporting_Unit	2

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Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

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The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6388964&loc=d3e16225-109274

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
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-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
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Amount of impairment loss resulting from write-down of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance and having a projected indefinite period of benefit to fair value.

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