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Long-Term Debt and Short-Term Borrowings - Schedule of Long-Term Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Senior secured term loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Due date of debt instrument	2024	2024
Senior secured term loans [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate of long-term debt	0.75%	0.75%
Senior secured term loans [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate of long-term debt	2.69%	2.69%
4.875% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate of long-term debt	4.875%	4.875%
4.875% Senior Notes [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate of long-term debt	4.875%	4.875%
Due date of debt instrument	2026	2026
5.25% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate of long-term debt	5.25%	5.25%
5.25% Senior Notes [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate of long-term debt	5.25%	5.25%
Due date of debt instrument	2025	2025

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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