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Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) |  |  | 9 Months Ended |
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Mar. 05, 2020 | Sep. 24, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt instrument redemption price percentage | 100.00% |  |  |
Maximum consolidated debt reduction for unrestricted cash and cash equivalents for debt covenant calculation |  |  | $ 200,000,000 |
Outstanding letters of credit |  |  | 31,700,000 |
Minimum |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Reduction of consolidated debt in the debt ratio calculation |  |  | $ 50,000,000 |
Including Acquisition Bridge Debt | Maximum |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt covenant |  |  | 3.50 |
Excluding Acquisition Bridge Debt | Maximum |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt covenant |  |  | 3.75 |
Revolving Facility |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Credit facility commitment |  |  | $ 700,000,000 |
Debt instrument maturity period |  |  | Dec. 05, 2024 |
Senior unsecured revolving facility, maturity period |  |  | 5 years |
Revolving facility, borrowings outstanding |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0
Outstanding letters of credit |  |  | $ 2,300,000 | $ 2,300,000
US Treasury (UST) Interest Rate |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 30.00% |  |  |
2.500% Senior Notes, Due 2030 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount of long term debt | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |
Interest rate on notes | 2.50% |  | 2.50% |
Maturity year | 2030 |  | 2030 |
Floating Rate Senior Notes, Due 2020 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Maturity year |  |  | 2020 |
Debt Instrument Payable Upon Maturity | $ 300,000,000 |  |  |
Trade Receivable Facility |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Credit facility commitment |  |  | $ 400,000,000 |
Debt instrument maturity period |  | Sep. 22, 2021 |  |
Credit facility outstanding |  |  | $ 0 |
Trade Receivable Facility | London Interbank Offered Rate(LIBOR) |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate |  |  | 1.00% |
Trade Receivable Facility | Conduit Lenders |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate |  |  | 0.85% |

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