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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Undistributed earnings of foreign operations | $ 381,523,000 |  |
Non-taxable gain on the APAC JV ownership changes | 404,165,000 |  |
Deferred tax liability recognized for remittance of earnings | 0 |  |
Decrease in valuation allowance related to changes in the estimated tax benefit of federal and state operating losses of separate-return entities | 1,795,000 |  |
Increase in realizability of losses in certain foreign and state jurisdictions | 8,339,000 |  |
Decrease relating to the APAC JV ownership changes | (13,105,000) | $ (55,826,000) | $ (5,002,000)
Liability for unrecognized tax benefits | 24,066,000 | 39,011,000 | $ 31,877,000
Increase in liability for unrecognized tax benefits | (14,945,000) |  |
Accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits, net of federal tax benefits | 2,595,000 | $ 9,918,000 |
Domestic Tax Authority |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards | $ 155,790,000 |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards, expiration beginning year | 2028 |  |
Domestic Tax Authority | Maximum |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards, expiration year | 2035 |  |
State |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards | $ 836,774,000 |  |
State | Maximum |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards, expiration year | 2036 |  |
Foreign Tax Authority |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards | $ 97,281,000 |  |
APAC JV |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Non-taxable gain on the APAC JV ownership changes | 374,374,000 |  |
Decrease relating to the APAC JV ownership changes | $ (10,134,000) |  |

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