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Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Activity for Outstanding and Exercisable Stock Appreciation Rights (Detail) - Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member]	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock appreciation rights outstanding | shares	599,334
Stock appreciation rights exercisable | shares	377,722
Weighted Average Base Value, Stock appreciation rights outstanding | $ / shares	$ 28.10
Weighted Average Base Value, Stock appreciation rights exercisable | $ / shares	$ 26.62
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life, Stock appreciation rights outstanding	3 years 10 months 24 days
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life, Stock appreciation rights exercisable	3 years 3 months 18 days
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Stock appreciation rights outstanding | $	$ 18,758
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Stock appreciation rights exercisable | $	$ 12,383

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The number of non-vested equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that validly exist and are outstanding as of the balance sheet date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)(2)(i)-(ii)
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Weighted average remaining contractual term for equity-based awards excluding options, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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