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Supplemental Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements - Summary of Long-Term Debt of Lear and Guarantors on Combined Basis (Detail) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 26, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 27, 2014 USD ($) | Sep. 26, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 27, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage owned, domestic subsidiaries |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative expenses allocated from Lear | $ 33,400,000 |  | $ 30,700,000 | $ 97,200,000 |  | $ 90,500,000 |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, total | 1,979,500,000 |  |  | 1,979,500,000 |  |  | $ 1,718,700,000 |
Less — Current portion | (16,900,000) | [1] |  | (16,900,000) | [1] |  | (243,700,000) |
Long-term debt | 1,962,600,000 | [1] |  | 1,962,600,000 | [1] |  | $ 1,475,000,000 |
4.75% Senior Notes due 2023 | Senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, aggregate principal amount | $ 500,000,000 |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, stated coupon rate | 4.75% |  |  | 4.75% |  |  | 4.75% |
Long-term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, total | $ 500,000,000 |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |
5.375% Senior Notes due 2024 | Senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, aggregate principal amount | $ 325,000,000 |  |  | $ 325,000,000 |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, stated coupon rate | 5.375% |  |  | 5.375% |  |  | 5.375% |
Long-term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, total | $ 325,000,000 |  |  | $ 325,000,000 |  |  | $ 325,000,000 |
5.25% Senior Notes due 2025 | Senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, aggregate principal amount | $ 650,000,000 |  |  | $ 650,000,000 |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, stated coupon rate | 5.25% |  |  | 5.25% |  |  | 5.25% | 5.25%
Long-term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, total | $ 650,000,000 |  |  | $ 650,000,000 |  |  | $ 650,000,000 |
Credit Agreement — Term Loan Facility | Term Loan Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, total | 496,900,000 |  |  | 496,900,000 |  |  | 0 |
Lear |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, total | 1,971,900,000 |  |  | 1,971,900,000 |  |  | 1,718,700,000 |
Less — Current portion | (15,600,000) |  |  | (15,600,000) |  |  | (243,700,000) |
Long-term debt | 1,956,300,000 |  |  | 1,956,300,000 |  |  | 1,475,000,000 |
Lear | Senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, total | 1,475,000,000 |  |  | 1,475,000,000 |  |  | 1,718,700,000 |
Lear | Credit Agreement — Term Loan Facility | Term Loan Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, total | $ 496,900,000 |  |  | $ 496,900,000 |  |  | $ 0 |
[1] | Unaudited.

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