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Long-Term Debt and Short-Term Borrowings - Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)								12 Months Ended
	Nov. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 21, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 03, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 13, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 12, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 26, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 14, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 08, 2010 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility expiration date								2017-11
Repayment of revolving credit facility								$ 2,909,000,000	$ 2,648,012,000	$ 1,999,422,000
Senior long term loans								$ 790,400,000	789,100,000
Aggregate principal amount issued									$ 595,440,000	$ 426,875,000
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								12.73
Leverage ratio of total debt less available cash to EBITDA								1.18
Redemption on or after March 15, 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of notes available for redemption							100.00%
6.625% senior notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount issued												$ 350,000,000
Interest rate of long-term debt								6.625%		6.625%
5.25% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount issued					$ 125,000,000	$ 300,000,000
Interest rate of long-term debt					5.25%	5.25%		5.25%	5.25%	5.25%
Redemption price percentage						101.00%
Debt instrument, maturity date								Mar. 15, 2025
Senior long term loans								$ 422,200,000	$ 422,000,000
Price equal to percentage on face value					101.50%
Aggregate principal amount issued					$ 125,000,000					$ 426,875,000
5.25% Senior Notes [Member] \| Redemption prior to December 15, 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage						100.00%
5.25% Senior Notes [Member] \| Redemption on or after December 15, 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of notes available for redemption						100.00%
5.00% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount issued							$ 800,000,000
Interest rate of long-term debt								5.00%	5.00%
Senior long term loans								$ 790,400,000	$ 789,100,000
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
Senior secured term loans outstanding								$ 744,300,000	$ 877,900,000
Repayment of revolving credit facility	$ 101,900,000
2015 Credit Agreement [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit Agreement applicable fixed rate spread								0.85%
2015 Credit Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit Agreement applicable fixed rate spread								1.00%
4.875% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount issued				$ 600,000,000
Interest rate of long-term debt				4.875%				4.875%	4.875%
Debt instrument, maturity date								Mar. 01, 2026
Senior long term loans								$ 591,200,000	$ 590,500,000
Aggregate principal amount issued				$ 600,000,000					595,440,000
Tranche A term loan facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit Agreement applicable fixed rate spread								0.95%
Credit Agreement applicable daily rate spread								0.00%
Tranche A term loan facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit Agreement applicable fixed rate spread								1.25%
Credit Agreement applicable daily rate spread								0.25%
Tranche A term loan facility [Member] \| 2015 Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amounts available to borrow under Credit Agreement								$ 500,000,000	500,000,000
Revolving credit facility maturity date								Jan. 09, 2020
Senior secured term loans outstanding								$ 404,600,000	484,000,000
Repayment of revolving credit facility	59,400,000
New Tranche B-1 and Tranche B-2 Term Loan Facilities [Member] \| 2015 Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount issued			$ 400,000,000
Aggregate principal amount issued			$ 400,000,000						400,000,000
Revolving credit facility [Member] \| 2015 Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility increase in borrowing capacity		$ 200,000,000
Credit facility expiration date		2021-03
Amounts available to borrow under Credit Agreement									2,600,000,000
Tranche B-1 term loan facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit Agreement applicable fixed rate spread								0.95%
Credit Agreement applicable daily rate spread								0.00%
Tranche B-1 term loan facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit Agreement applicable fixed rate spread								1.25%
Credit Agreement applicable daily rate spread								0.25%
Tranche B-1 term loan facility [Member] \| 2015 Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amounts available to borrow under Credit Agreement								$ 270,000,000
Revolving credit facility maturity date								Sep. 03, 2020
Senior secured term loans outstanding								$ 229,400,000	265,900,000
Repayment of revolving credit facility	28,700,000
Tranche B-2 term loan facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit Agreement applicable fixed rate spread								1.40%
Credit Agreement applicable daily rate spread								0.40%
Tranche B-2 term loan facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit Agreement applicable fixed rate spread								1.70%
Credit Agreement applicable daily rate spread								0.70%
Tranche B-2 term loan facility [Member] \| 2015 Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount issued	$ 13,800,000
Amounts available to borrow under Credit Agreement								$ 130,000,000
Revolving credit facility maturity date								Sep. 03, 2022
Senior secured term loans outstanding								$ 110,300,000	$ 128,000,000
Senior Notes [Member] \| 6.625% senior notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate of long-term debt												6.625%
Debt instrument, maturity date								Oct. 15, 2020
Senior Notes [Member] \| 5.25% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate of long-term debt								5.25%	5.25%
Senior long term loans								$ 426,500,000	$ 426,682,000
Senior Notes [Member] \| 5.00% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate of long-term debt								5.00%	5.00%
Senior Notes [Member] \| 5.00% senior notes due March 15, 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate of long-term debt							5.00%
Redemption price percentage							101.00%
Debt instrument, maturity date								Mar. 15, 2023
Senior Notes [Member] \| 5.00% senior notes due March 15, 2023 [Member] \| Redemption on or after March 15, 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage							102.50%
Senior Notes [Member] \| 5.00% senior notes due March 15, 2023 [Member] \| Redemption prior to March 15, 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage							35.00%
Senior Notes [Member] \| 4.875% 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 redemption description								The 4.875% senior notes are redeemable at our option, in whole or in part, prior to December 1, 2025 at a redemption price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the 4.875% senior notes to be redeemed and (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon to December 1, 2025 (not including any portions of payments of interest accrued as of the date of redemption) discounted to the date of redemption on a semi-annual basis at the Adjusted Treasury Rate (as defined in the indenture governing these notes). In addition, at any time on or after December 1, 2025, the 4.875% senior notes may be redeemed by us, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100.0% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to (but excluding) the date of redemption. If a change of control triggering event (as defined in the indenture governing these notes) occurs, we are obligated to make an offer to purchase the then outstanding 4.875% senior notes at a redemption price of 101.0% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase.
Debt instrument, frequency of periodic payment								Semi-annually
Debt instrument, date of first required payment								Mar. 01, 2016
5.25% Senior Notes [Member] \| Tranche A term loan facility [Member] \| 2015 Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount issued											$ 125,000,000
Interest rate of long-term debt											5.25%