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CAPITAL STOCK AND STOCK AWARD PLANS - Additional Information (Detail) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Vote $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2013 shares | Dec. 31, 2014 $ / shares shares
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Preferred stock, shares authorized | 20,000,000 |  | 20,000,000
Preferred stock, par value | $ / shares | $ 0.10 |  | $ 0.10
Common stock, shares authorized | 480,000,000 |  | 480,000,000
Common stock, par value | $ / shares | $ 0.10 |  | $ 0.10
Entitled vote for each share of Common Stock | Vote | 1 |  |
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share, amount | 125,797 | 218,932 |
Maximum employee contribution to purchase company stock | $ | $ 10,000 |  |
Discount rate used to determine the purchase price | 15.00% |  |
Stock award, vesting rights | These options are subject to certain vesting requirements over a five-year period, based on the company’s earnings growth. |  |
2012 Program |  |  |
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Repurchase program, number of additional shares authorized for repurchase (up to) | 10,000,000 |  |
Shares remaining for repurchase under authorization |  | 0 |
2013 Program |  |  |
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of shares authorized to be repurchased |  | 15,000,000 |
Shares remaining for repurchase under authorization | 6,885,661 |  |
Stock Option |  |  |
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Maximum shares that can be granted under stock plan | 3,400,000 |  |
Shares available for stock awards | 715,064 |  |
Stock award, vesting period (in years) | 5 years |  |
Unrecognized compensation expense | $ | $ 55,100,000 |  |
Full Value Awards |  |  |
Compensation Related Costs Share Based Payments Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Stock award, vesting period (in years) | 5 years |  |
Unrecognized compensation expense | $ | $ 127,400,000 |  |
Restricted stock awards, discount for post-vesting holding restriction, lower limit | 17.00% |  |
Restricted stock awards, discount for post-vesting holding restriction, upper limit | 22.00% |  |

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- Definition Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Antidilution -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6505113 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Diluted Earnings Per Share -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6510752 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Contingent Stock Agreement -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6508534 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 260 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257 + Details
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