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Payment due date for debt instrument.

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Percentage of capital stock pledged as collateral under the Company's Credit Agreement.

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Description of the interest rate as being fixed or variable, and, if variable, identification of the index or rate on which the interest rate is based and the number of points or percentage added to that index or rate to set the rate, and other pertinent information, such as frequency of rate resets.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)			9 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	Aug. 21, 2018	Feb. 24, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, interest rate description			The applicable margin for borrowings under the Credit Facility is, based on the calculation of the applicable consolidated total leverage ratio, between 0.25% to 1.25% with respect to base rate borrowings and between 1.25% and 2.25% with respect to LIBOR rate borrowings. Interest is due and payable monthly. The interest rate in effect at September 30, 2018, for the Credit Facility was 3.99%
Credit facility, interest rate margin above federal fund rate			0.50%
Credit facility, interest rate margin above one-month LIBOR rate			1.00%
Credit facility, borrowing rate			3.99%
Debt Issuance cost			$ 13,993,000		$ 10,521,000
Debt Issuance cost paid			$ 7,253,000	$ 5,340,000
Credit Facility maturity date			Feb. 24, 2022
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused borrowings			$ 500,000,000
Term Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility amount outstanding			288,900,000
Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes amount outstanding			400,000,000
Senior Notes 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes amount outstanding	$ 400,000,000
Issue price percentage of senior notes of the principal amount	100.00%
Percentage of interest rate on notes	5.75%
Senior Notes maturity date	Aug. 15, 2026
Debt Issuance cost			7,300,000
Debt Issuance cost paid			$ 7,300,000
Maturity date of senior notes			Aug. 15, 2026
Senior Note Due 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of interest rate on notes			6.375%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, interest rate margin above base rate			0.25%
Credit facility, interest rate margin above LIBOR rate			1.25%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, interest rate margin above base rate			1.25%
Credit facility, interest rate margin above LIBOR rate			2.25%
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facilities, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 500,000,000
Credit facilities, maturity		5 years
Credit Agreement [Member] \| Term Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facilities, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 415,000,000
Credit facilities, maturity		5 years
Multi-year License Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Financed internally-used software			$ 11,900,000
Annual payments due date			Through June 2023
Other current liabilities			$ 4,700,000
Other non-current liabilities			6,900,000
Outstanding other Long-term Debt			$ 11,600,000
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%