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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2016
Income Tax [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Effective tax rate | 29.20% | 36.70% | 26.50% | 36.70%
Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-09 [Member] |  |  |  |
Income Tax [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Excess tax benefit from option exercises recognized as a reduction to income tax expense | $ 16,464 |  | $ 36,364 |
Excess tax benefit recognized |  | $ 2,394 |  | $ 8,678

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