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Segments - Summarized Financial Information by Segment (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 2,981,204	$ 2,846,734
Adjusted EBITDA	303,208	282,683
Global Investment Management [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	89,566	90,380
Adjusted EBITDA	25,859	22,915
Development Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	13,659	16,773
Adjusted EBITDA	2,804	31,875
Americas [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	1,692,646	1,587,875
Adjusted EBITDA	220,400	187,214
EMEA [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	844,188	840,347
Adjusted EBITDA	33,864	27,811
Asia Pacific [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	341,145	311,359
Adjusted EBITDA	$ 20,281	$ 12,868

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)
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