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Long-Term Debt - Long-Term Debt Instrument (Additional Information) (Detail) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |
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Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 18, 2014 | May 20, 2014 | Apr. 16, 2014 | Apr. 15, 2014 | Jul. 01, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Line of Credit | $ 467,500,000 | $ 481,250,000 |  |  | $ 25,000,000.0 |  |
Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Line of Credit | $ 522,500,000 | $ 529,400,000 |  |  |  |  |
5.660% senior notes, Series C, semi-annual interest payments, balloon due 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 5.66% | 5.66% |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument maturity year | 2016 | 2016 |  |  |  |  |
4.500% senior notes, Series E, quarterly interest payments, balloon due 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 4.50% | 4.50% |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument maturity year | 2018 | 2018 |  |  |  |  |
4.200% senior notes, semi-annual interest payments, balloon due 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 4.20% | 4.20% |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument maturity year | 2024 | 2024 |  |  |  |  |
5-year term-loan facility, periodic interest and principal payments, LIBOR plus up to 1.75%, expires May 20, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Line of Credit | $ 467,500,000 | $ 481,250,000 |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, expiration period | 5 years | 5 years |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, expiration date | May 20, 2019 | May 20, 2019 |  |  |  |  |
5-year term-loan facility, periodic interest and principal payments, LIBOR plus up to 1.75%, expires May 20, 2019 | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, variable interest rate | 1.75% | 1.75% |  |  |  |  |
Five Year Revolving Loan Facility Expires In Two Thousand Twenty-Two [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Line of Credit | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, expiration period | 5 years | 5 years |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, commitment fee percentage | 0.25% | 0.25% |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, expiration date | May 20, 2019 | May 20, 2019 |  |  |  |  |
Five Year Revolving Loan Facility Expires In Two Thousand Twenty-Two [Member] | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, variable interest rate | 1.50% | 1.50% |  |  |  |  |
Five Year Term Loan Facility Expires In Two Thousand Ninteen Current [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 0.20% | 0.20% |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument maturity year | 2019 | 2019 |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit loan, quarterly interest payments, LIBOR plus up to 1.40% and availability fee up to 0.25%, expires December 31, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Line of Credit | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, expiration date | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2016 |  |  |  |  |
Maximum | Revolving credit loan, quarterly interest payments, LIBOR plus up to 1.40% and availability fee up to 0.25%, expires December 31, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, commitment fee percentage | 0.25% | 0.25% |  |  |  |  |
Maximum | Revolving credit loan, quarterly interest payments, LIBOR plus up to 1.40% and availability fee up to 0.25%, expires December 31, 2016 | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, variable interest rate | 1.40% | 1.40% |  |  |  |  |
Wells Fargo [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity | $ 800,000,000 | $ 800,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Beecher [Member] | Wells Fargo [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  | $ 50,000,000.0 | $ 50,000,000.0
Uncommitted Facility [Member] | New Master Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Line of Credit |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Line of Credit |  |  | $ 475,000,000 | $ 375,000,000 |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Maximum | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, variable interest rate | 1.50% |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Line of Credit |  |  |  | $ 550,000,000.0 |  |  |

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- Definition The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(22)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(16)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03(16)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 + Details
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