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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions, $ in Millions					12 Months Ended
	Feb. 19, 2020	Mar. 26, 2019	May 30, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2020 CAD ($)	Apr. 02, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 CAD ($)	Oct. 01, 2013 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on debt extinguishment						$ (25.7)
Capitalization of financing costs					$ 3.6
Write off of unamortized deferred financing costs					$ 0.5
Debt instrument, covenant description					The Senior Secured Credit Facility documents contain a requirement that we maintain a ratio of adjusted first lien debt to Credit Facility EBITDA below specified levels on a quarterly basis; however, such requirement is applicable only if more than 35% of the Revolving Credit Facility is drawn. On April 2, 2020, in light of the uncertainty and volatility in the global financial markets resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, we elected to borrow $295.0 million under the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility as a precautionary measure to increase our cash position and to preserve financial flexibility. In December 2020, we repaid the amount drawn on the revolving credit facility and as of December 31, 2020, no portion of the Revolving Credit Facility was drawn.
Fair value of our indebtedness					$ 657.6					$ 675.1
Canada [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuance of letters of credit								$ 7.0			$ 7.0
Letters of credit outstanding					5.4			$ 7.0		5.4	$ 7.0
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available capacity for letters of credit				$ 300.0	$ 300.0					300.0
Line of credit facility, borrow amount elected by the company									$ 295.0
Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on debt extinguishment				(7.1)
Interest rate description					Term Debt interest rate was reduced from LIBOR plus 3.25% to LIBOR plus 3.00%, so long as the rating is maintained. On February 19, 2020, we completed the first amendment to the Senior Secured Credit Facility in which the interest rate was reduced from LIBOR plus 3.00% to LIBOR plus 2.5%.
Accrued interest					$ 0.1					$ 0.1
Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, variable interest rate	2.50%	3.00%					3.25%
Term Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument principal amount				$ 680.0
Debt instrument interest rate stated percentage					2.60%			2.60%		4.80%	4.80%
Term Debt [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, variable interest rate					3.25%
Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term debt, unamortized deferred financing cost					$ 5.7					$ 6.8
Senior note, amortized interest rate						5.30%
Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument principal amount												$ 475.0
Loss on debt extinguishment						$ (18.6)
Write off of unamortized deferred financing costs			$ 5.5