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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 20, 2013 | Nov. 10, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt issuance cost paid |  |  |  | $ 4,662,000 | $ 17,042,000 |
Credit facility, interest rate description |  |  | The applicable margin for borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility is, based on the calculation of the applicable consolidated total leverage ratio, between 0.50% to 1.50% with respect to base rate borrowings and between 1.50% and 2.50% with respect to LIBOR based borrowings. Interest is due and payable monthly. The interest rate in effect at December 31, 2015 for the Credit Facility was 2.68%. |  |  |
Credit facility, interest rate margin above federal fund rate |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |
Credit facility, interest rate margin above one-month LIBOR rate |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |
Credit facility, borrowing rate |  |  | 2.68% |  |  |
Credit Facility maturity date |  |  | Aug. 20, 2018 |  |  |
Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes amount outstanding | $ 300,000,000 |  | $ 300,000,000 |  |  |
Debt issuance cost incurred | $ 6,100,000 |  |  |  |  |
Debt issuance cost paid |  |  |  | 200,000 | 5,900,000 |
Issue price percentage of senior notes of the principal amount | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of interest rate on notes | 6.375% |  |  |  |  |
Maturity date of senior notes | Aug. 20, 2020 |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility amount outstanding |  |  | 178,000,000 |  |  |
Unused borrowings |  |  | 72,000,000 |  |  |
Term Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility amount outstanding |  |  | $ 460,600,000 |  |  |
Term Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt issuance cost incurred |  |  |  |  |  | $ 28,600,000
Debt issuance cost paid |  |  |  | 4,500,000 | $ 24,100,000 |
Credit Agreement | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility, interest rate margin above base rate |  |  | 0.50% |  |  |
Credit facility, interest rate margin above LIBOR rate |  |  | 1.50% |  |  |
Credit Agreement | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility, interest rate margin above base rate |  |  | 1.50% |  |  |
Credit facility, interest rate margin above LIBOR rate |  |  | 2.50% |  |  |
Credit Agreement | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facilities, maximum borrowing capacity |  | $ 250,000,000 |  |  |  |
Credit facilities, maturity |  | 5 years |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement | Term Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facilities, maximum borrowing capacity |  | $ 650,000,000 |  |  |  |
Credit facilities, maturity |  | 5 years |  |  |  |
License Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financed internally-used software |  |  | $ 20,400,000 |  |  | $ 14,800,000
License agreement period |  |  | 3 years |  |  | 5 years
Total other liabilities |  |  | $ 20,200,000 | 6,300,000 |  |
Other current liabilities |  |  | 11,700,000 | 3,100,000 |  |
Other noncurrent liabilities |  |  | $ 8,500,000 | $ 3,200,000 |  |
License Agreement [Member] | Due In Five Years [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Annual payments due date |  |  | Through April 2016 |  |  |
License Agreement [Member] | Due In Three Years [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Annual payments due date |  |  | Through November 2018 |  |  |
Parent Company and Domestic Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of capital stock pledged as collateral |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |
Foreign Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of capital stock pledged as collateral |  |  | 65.00% |  |  |

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