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Schedule of Information Related to Stock Repurchase Programs (Detail) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Jan. 01, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2019
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional dollars authorized for repurchase |  | $ 422,880,000 |  |  | $ 947,370,000 |
Aggregate purchase price paid for shares purchased as part of publicly announced program |  | $ 552,608,000 | $ 832,918,000 | $ 1,220,875,000 |  |
Stock Repurchase Programs Twenty Twenty |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum number of dollars that may yet be purchased under the program |  |  |  |  |  | $ 559,563,000
Stock Repurchase Programs Twenty Twenty One |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional dollars authorized for repurchase |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |
Total number of shares purchased | [1] |  |  | 8,559,946 |  |
Total number of shares cancelled |  |  |  | 15,756 |  |
Average price paid per share for forfeited restricted shares |  |  |  | $ 0.01 |  |
Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced programs |  |  |  | 8,409,721 |  |
Aggregate purchase price paid |  |  |  | $ 1,220,876,000 |  |
Aggregate purchase price paid for shares purchased as part of publicly announced program |  |  |  | 1,200,000,000 |  |
Maximum number of dollars that may yet be purchased under the program |  |  |  | $ 358,233,000 |  |
Stock Repurchase Programs Twenty Twenty One | Stock Repurchase Program |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced programs |  |  |  | 8,409,721 |  |
Average price paid per share for shares purchased as part of publicly announced program |  |  |  | $ 142.85 |  |
Aggregate purchase price paid for shares purchased as part of publicly announced program |  |  |  | $ 1,201,330,000 |  |
Stock Repurchase Programs Twenty Twenty Two |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional dollars authorized for repurchase |  |  | $ 1,400,000,000 |  |  |
Total number of shares purchased | [1] |  | 6,828,319 |  |  |
Total number of shares cancelled |  |  | 8,467 |  |  |
Average price paid per share for forfeited restricted shares |  |  | $ 0.01 |  |  |
Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced programs |  |  | 6,666,547 |  |  |
Aggregate purchase price paid |  |  | $ 832,915,000 |  |  |
Aggregate purchase price paid for shares purchased as part of publicly announced program |  |  | 810,900,000 |  |  |
Maximum number of dollars that may yet be purchased under the program |  |  | $ 947,368,000 |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Programs Twenty Twenty Two | Stock Repurchase Program |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced programs |  |  | 6,666,547 |  |  |
Average price paid per share for shares purchased as part of publicly announced program |  |  | $ 121.63 |  |  |
Aggregate purchase price paid for shares purchased as part of publicly announced program |  |  | $ 810,865,000 |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Programs Twenty Twenty Three |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of shares purchased | [1] | 4,022,051 |  |  |  |
Total number of shares cancelled |  | 2,356 |  |  |  |
Average price paid per share for forfeited restricted shares |  | $ 0.01 |  |  |  |
Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced programs |  | 3,855,046 |  |  |  |
Aggregate purchase price paid |  | $ 547,362,000 |  |  |  |
Aggregate purchase price paid for shares purchased as part of publicly announced program |  | 524,500,000 |  |  |  |
Maximum number of dollars that may yet be purchased under the program |  | $ 422,883,000 |  |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Programs Twenty Twenty Three | Stock Repurchase Program |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced programs |  | 3,855,046 |  |  |  |
Average price paid per share for shares purchased as part of publicly announced program |  | $ 136.05 |  |  |  |
Aggregate purchase price paid for shares purchased as part of publicly announced program |  | $ 524,485,000 |  |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Programs Twenty Twenty One to Twenty Twenty Three |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional dollars authorized for repurchase |  | $ 2,400,000,000 |  |  |  |
Total number of shares purchased | [1] | 19,410,316 |  |  |  |
Total number of shares cancelled |  | 26,579 |  |  |  |
Average price paid per share for forfeited restricted shares |  | $ 0.01 |  |  |  |
Aggregate purchase price paid |  | $ 2,601,153,000 |  |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Programs Twenty Twenty One to Twenty Twenty Three | Stock Repurchase Program |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced programs |  | 18,931,314 |  |  |  |
Average price paid per share for shares purchased as part of publicly announced program |  | $ 133.99 |  |  |  |
Aggregate purchase price paid for shares purchased as part of publicly announced program |  | $ 2,536,680,000 |  |  |  |
[1] | Includes 2,356, 8,467 and 15,756 of restricted shares that were forfeited by former employees pursuant to the terms of our restricted stock purchase plan during 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

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