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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Date the debt agreement requires the first payment to be made, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Long-Term Debt and Short-Term Borrowings - Credit Agreement - Additional Information (Detail)			9 Months Ended
	Mar. 21, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 13, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility expiration date			2017-09
Minimum coverage ratio of EBITDA to total interest expense			2.00
Maximum leverage ratio of total debt less available cash to EBITDA			4.25
Coverage ratio of EBITDA to total interest expense			12.09
Leverage ratio of total debt less available cash to EBITDA			1.57
5.00% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate of long-term debt			5.00%	5.00%
Senior notes			$ 790,100,000	$ 789,100,000
5.00% Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate of long-term debt			5.00%	5.00%
5.25% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate of long-term debt			5.25%	5.25%
Senior notes			$ 422,100,000	$ 422,000,000
5.25% Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate of long-term debt			5.25%	5.25%
Senior notes			$ 426,545,000	$ 426,682,000
4.875% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate of long-term debt			4.875%	4.875%
Aggregate principal amount issued		$ 600,000,000
Senior notes			$ 591,000,000	$ 590,500,000
4.875% Senior Notes [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate of long-term debt		4.875%	4.875%	4.875%
Redemption price percentage		99.24%
Debt instrument, maturity date			Mar. 01, 2026
Debt instrument, frequency of periodic payment			Semi-annually
Debt instrument, date of first required payment			Mar. 01, 2016
2015 Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amounts available to borrow under Credit Agreement			$ 2,800,000,000
Revolving credit facility maturity date			Mar. 21, 2021
2015 Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving credit facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility increase in borrowing capacity	$ 200,000,000
Credit facility expiration date	2021-03
2015 Credit Agreement [Member] \| Tranche A term loan facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amounts available to borrow under Credit Agreement			$ 500,000,000
Revolving credit facility maturity date			Jan. 09, 2020
2015 Credit Agreement [Member] \| Tranche B-1 term loan facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amounts available to borrow under Credit Agreement			$ 270,000,000
Revolving credit facility maturity date			Sep. 03, 2020
2015 Credit Agreement [Member] \| Tranche B-2 term loan facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amounts available to borrow under Credit Agreement			$ 130,000,000
Revolving credit facility maturity date			Sep. 03, 2022