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Notes Payable, Other and Short-Term Borrowings - Additional Information (Detail)										12 Months Ended
	Apr. 19, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 08, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 07, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 05, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 24, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 19, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 23, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 22, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 25, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 BRL (R$)	Sep. 27, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 28, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 08, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 23, 2017 BRL (R$)	Aug. 22, 2017 BRL (R$)	May 31, 2017 USD ($)	May 27, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 13, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 09, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 26, 2012 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, outstanding amount										$ 0
Redemption price as percentage of principal amount										100.00%
Carrying amount of debt component										$ 1,147,649,000	$ 768,710,000
Interest expense										$ 59,077,000	41,733,000	$ 76,958,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of outstanding borrowings			$ 150,000,000.0
Unsecured Credit Agreement September 8, 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, outstanding amount											0
Repayment of term loan											195,000,000.0
Unsecured Credit Agreement September 8, 2017 [Member] \| Senior Revolving Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum revolving credit																$ 400,000,000.0
Credit agreement maturity date										Sep. 08, 2019
Interest expense recorded										$ 0	1,000,000.0	4,300,000
Unsecured Credit Agreement September 8, 2017 [Member] \| New Senior Revolving Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum revolving credit															$ 350,000,000.0
Credit agreement maturity date										Nov. 28, 2020
Line of credit facility, outstanding amount										$ 68,900,000	0
Interest expense recorded										10,000,000.0	300,000	0
Deferred financing costs										$ 1,100,000
Average interest rate										3.88%
Unsecured Credit Agreement September 8, 2017 [Member] \| Term Loan Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum revolving credit																575,000,000.0
Credit agreement maturity date										Sep. 08, 2019
Interest expense recorded										$ 0	0	8,400,000
5.375% Senior Notes Due 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest expense recorded										$ 25,600,000	$ 11,000,000.0	0
Stated interest rate					5.375%					5.375%	5.375%		5.375%
Principal amount of notes					$ 450,000,000.0
Debt maturity year					2023
Redemption price as percentage of principal amount										101.00%
Carrying amount of debt component					$ 444,200,000
Debt issuance costs					$ 5,800,000
Debt instrument, periodic interest payment description										payable in cash on January 24 and July 24 of each year, commencing January 24, 2019. The 5.375% Senior Notes due 2023 will mature on July 24, 2023.
Debt maturity year										Jul. 24, 2023
5.375% Senior Notes Due 2023 [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate										5.375%			5.375%
5.125% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest expense recorded										$ 16,200,000	$ 16,200,000	16,200,000
Stated interest rate										5.125%	5.125%		5.125%
Principal amount of notes																				$ 300,000,000.0
Carrying amount of debt component																				295,800,000
Debt issuance costs																				$ 4,200,000
Debt instrument, periodic interest payment description										payable in cash on May 27 and November 27 of each year, commencing November 27, 2016
Debt maturity year										May 27, 2021
Redemption price as percentage of principal amount										101.00%
5.125% Senior Notes [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate										5.125%			5.125%
3.750% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest expense recorded										$ 3,200,000	$ 0	0
Stated interest rate										3.75%	3.75%		3.75%	3.75%
Principal amount of notes														$ 300,000,000.0
Carrying amount of debt component										$ 296,100,000				296,100,000
Debt issuance costs														$ 3,900,000
Debt instrument, periodic interest payment description										payable on each April 1 and October 1, commencing April 1, 2020.
3.750% Senior Notes [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate										3.75%			3.75%
8.125% Senior Notes Due 2042 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest expense recorded										$ 0	$ 0	0
Stated interest rate										8.125%	8.125%		8.125%
Principal amount of notes																							$ 112,500,000
Debt maturity year										2042
Earliest call date										Jun. 26, 2017
Carrying amount of debt component																							108,700,000
Debt issuance costs																							$ 3,800,000
Repayments of outstanding borrowings				$ 112,500,000
5.375% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest expense recorded										$ 0	$ 0	0
Stated interest rate										5.375%	5.375%		5.375%
Principal amount of notes																						$ 300,000,000.0
Carrying amount of debt component																						295,100,000
Debt issuance costs																						$ 4,900,000
Debt instrument, periodic interest payment description										payable in cash on June 9 and December 9 of each year, commencing June 9, 2015.
Debt maturity year										Dec. 09, 2019
8.375% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest expense recorded										$ 0	$ 11,100,000	20,100,000
Stated interest rate										8.375%	8.375%		8.375%
Principal amount of notes										$ 240,000,000.0
Debt instrument, periodic interest payment description										semi-annually
Repayments of outstanding borrowings						$ 240,000,000.0
3.70% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding balance of the secured loan arrangements										$ 0	$ 1,800,000
3.70% [Member] \| Secured Loan Arrangements [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate																					3.70%
Debt maturity year										Mar. 13, 2019
Debt instrument gross amount																					$ 28,200,000
Book value of the fixed assets pledged											100,000
Interest expense										$ 30,000	300,000	600,000
3.44% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding balance of the secured loan arrangements										$ 11,700,000	19,200,000
3.44% [Member] \| Secured Loan Arrangements [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate																			3.44%
Debt maturity year										May 31, 2021
Debt instrument gross amount																			$ 29,900,000
Book value of the fixed assets pledged										$ 2,300,000
Interest expense										500,000	800,000	500,000
3.77% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding balance of the secured loan arrangements										13,200,000
3.77% [Member] \| Secured Loan Arrangements [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		3.77%
Debt maturity year		Apr. 08, 2023
Debt instrument gross amount		$ 15,000,000.0
Book value of the fixed assets pledged										8,100,000
Interest expense										400,000	0	0
3.89% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding balance of the secured loan arrangements										8,800,000
3.89% [Member] \| Secured Loan Arrangements [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	3.89%
Debt maturity year	Apr. 19, 2023
Debt instrument gross amount	$ 10,000,000.0
Book value of the fixed assets pledged										5,700,000
Interest expense										300,000	0	0
Unsecured Credit Agreement [Member] \| Intra-Day Overdraft Credit Line [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum revolving credit							$ 12,400,000										R$ 50,000,000.0
Credit agreement maturity date							Mar. 13, 2020
Line of credit facility, outstanding amount										0
Line of credit facility, fee percentage							1.00%
Line of credit facility, fee										100,000	100,000	100,000
Unsecured Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum revolving credit									$ 150,000,000.0
Credit agreement maturity date									Sep. 08, 2017
Line of credit facility, outstanding amount										$ 0	0
Interest expense recorded												2,400,000
Maximum revolving credit, option to increase									$ 200,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, terminated outstanding amount											25,000,000.0					$ 150,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, description										Borrowings under this facility bore interest at either LIBOR or a defined base rate plus an additional margin which ranges from 50 basis points to 250 basis points depending on the Company’s debt rating as determined by S&P and Fitch and whether such loan is a LIBOR loan or a base rate loan.
Maximum revolving credit terminated									$ 25,000,000.0
Debt instrument, description of reference rate										LIBOR
Unsecured Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| LIBOR or Defined Base Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis point									0.50%
Unsecured Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| LIBOR or Defined Base Rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis point									2.50%
Unsecured Loan Agreement [Member] \| Short Term Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum revolving credit								$ 5,000,000.0										R$ 20,000,000.0
Credit agreement maturity date								May 20, 2020
Line of credit facility, outstanding amount										$ 5,000,000.0			R$ 20,000,000.0
Interest expense recorded										$ 500,000	600,000	300,000
Line of credit facility, description										Borrowings under this facility bear interest at the Brazilian Interbank offering rate plus 3.30%.
Debt instrument, description of reference rate										Brazilian Interbank offering rate
Current interest rate										7.80%			7.80%
Unsecured Loan Agreement [Member] \| Brazilian Interbank Offering Rate [Member] \| Short Term Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis point								3.30%
Newmark [Member] \| Unsecured Credit Agreement September 8, 2017 [Member] \| Senior Revolving Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from notes payable											195,000,000.0
Newmark [Member] \| Unsecured Credit Agreement September 8, 2017 [Member] \| Converted Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, outstanding amount												397,300,000
Repayments of revolving credit											397,300,000
Newmark [Member] \| Unsecured Credit Agreement September 8, 2017 [Member] \| Term Loan Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, outstanding amount											0	$ 270,700,000
Line of credit facility, borrowing amount											$ 270,700,000