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Recent Accounting Pronouncements - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 07, 2017 | Oct. 07, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Accounting Changes And Error Corrections [Abstract] |  |  |
Net impact of income tax benefit (expense) for exercised and vested awards | $ (0.5) | $ 1.1 |
Operating leases, expense |  |  | $ 97.4

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- Definition Rental expense for the reporting period incurred under operating leases, including minimum and any contingent rent expense, net of related sublease income. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77902758&loc=d3e41499-112717 + Details
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