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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Income Taxes (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |
Total amount of unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain tax positions | $ 34.6 |
Amount of unrecognized tax benefits change from year end relating to uncertain tax positions | (1.6) |
Decrease resulting from prior period tax positions | 2.8 |
Increase in unrecognized tax benefits resulting from expiration of statute of limitations periods | 1.2 |
Tax Act, one-time net tax benefits |  | $ (70.1)
Tax Act, benefits associated with re-measurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities |  | (85.3)
Tax Act, transition tax expense on post-1986 earnings and profits of certain foreign subsidiaries |  | 15.2
Tax Act, benefit associated with entity restructuring and recapitalization |  | (26.7)
Tax Act, expense associated with acceleration of certain deductions |  | $ 8.5
Maximum |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |
Reasonably possible reduction to the balance of unrecognized tax benefits in succeeding 12 months | $ 13.7 |

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