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LONG-TERM DEBT - Narrative (Detail) |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 22, 2016 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) investor | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 05, 2014 USD ($) | Jan. 12, 2012 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  | 2.92% |  |  |  |
Faiveley |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities assumed |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,564,431,000 |  |
Interest rate swap agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swap agreements, notional amount |  |  |  | $ 150,000,000 |  |  | $ 150,000,000.0 | $ 150,000,000.0
Interest rate on notional value (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.56% | 1.415%
Senior Notes Due 2026 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  | 3.45% |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  | $ 747,655,000 | $ 747,474,000 |  |  |
4.375% Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  | 4.375% |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  | $ 248,567,000 | 248,310,000 |  |  |
Two Thousand Sixteen Refinancing Credit Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred financing cost |  | $ 3,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum interest expense coverage ratio |  |  |  | 3.0 |  |  |  |
Maximum debt to cash flow ratio |  |  |  | 3.25 |  |  |  |
Two Thousand Sixteen Refinancing Credit Agreement | Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument basis points spread on variable rate |  |  |  | 0.50% |  |  |  |
Two Thousand Sixteen Refinancing Credit Agreement | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument basis points spread on variable rate |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |
Two Thousand Sixteen Refinancing Credit Agreement | Base Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument basis points spread on variable rate |  |  |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |
Two Thousand Sixteen Refinancing Credit Agreement | Base Rate | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument basis points spread on variable rate |  |  |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |
Two Thousand Sixteen Refinancing Credit Agreement | Base Rate | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument basis points spread on variable rate |  |  |  | 0.75% |  |  |  |
Two Thousand Sixteen Refinancing Credit Agreement | Alternative Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument basis points spread on variable rate |  |  |  | 1.75% |  |  |  |
Two Thousand Sixteen Refinancing Credit Agreement | Alternative Rate | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument basis points spread on variable rate |  |  |  | 0.75% |  |  |  |
Two Thousand Sixteen Refinancing Credit Agreement | Alternative Rate | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument basis points spread on variable rate |  |  |  | 1.75% |  |  |  |
Two Thousand Sixteen Refinancing Credit Agreement | Letter of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term line of credit |  |  |  | $ 35,400,000 |  |  |  |
Schuldschein Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  | $ 11,998,000 | 98,671,000 |  |  |
Schuldschein Loan | Faiveley |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  | 4.00% |  |  |  |
Liabilities assumed |  |  |  | $ 137,200,000 |  |  |  |
Number of investors | investor |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  |
Repayments of debt |  |  |  | $ 125,300,000 |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  | $ 12,000,000 |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | Senior Notes Due 2026 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument face amount | $ 750,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt issuance face value (as a percent) | 99.965% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate (as a percent) | 3.45% |  |  | 3.45% |  |  |  |
Deferred financing cost | $ 2,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  | $ 747,655,000 | 747,474,000 |  |  |
Senior Notes | 4.375% Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument face amount |  |  | $ 250,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Debt issuance face value (as a percent) |  |  | 99.879% |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate (as a percent) |  |  | 4.375% | 4.375% |  |  |  |
Deferred financing cost |  |  | $ 2,600,000 |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  | $ 248,567,000 | 248,310,000 |  |  |
Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  | 853,124,000 | $ 796,150,000 |  |  |
Line of Credit | Two Thousand Sixteen Refinancing Credit Agreement | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility, amount |  | $ 1,200,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility loan term, years |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, amount currently available |  |  |  | $ 679,000,000 |  |  |  |
Line of Credit | Two Thousand Sixteen Refinancing Credit Agreement | Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility, amount |  | $ 400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment fee (as a percent) |  | 0.10% |  |  |  |  |  |

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