Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period Following Cessation of Service

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Gross

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized, Minimum Requirement

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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The total recognized tax benefit related to compensation cost for equity-based payment arrangements recognized in income during the period.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Net number of non-option equity instruments granted to participants.

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Maximum number of shares that may be issued in accordance with the plan as a proportion of outstanding capital stock.

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks of a company.

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Percentage of vesting of share-based compensation awards.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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EMPLOYEE STOCK COMPENSATION - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands				12 Months Ended
	May. 21, 2014	Jul. 16, 2013	Aug. 21, 2012	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense				$ 9,100	$ 6,300	$ 2,900
Total income tax benefit / (expense)				$ 3,800	2,700	0
Chief Executive Officer
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expiration period of vested portion of all SARs following the cessation of service				90 days
Stock appreciation rights
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense				$ 202	2,000	1,100
Total income tax benefit / (expense)				$ 85	$ 827	$ 0
SARs granted (in shares)				2,973	768,576	325,451
Stock option awards \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period				3 years
Award expiration period				7 years
Stock option awards \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period				5 years
Award expiration period				10 years
Restricted stock awards and restricted stock units \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period				1 year
Restricted stock awards and restricted stock units \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period				5 years
Initial SAR \| Chief Executive Officer
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award expiration period			10 years
SARs granted (in shares)			500,000
Base price per share			$ 12.12
Expiration period of vested portion of all SARs following the cessation of service				90 days
Initial SAR \| Tranche One \| Chief Executive Officer
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of vesting award rights				33.33%
Initial SAR \| Tranche Two \| Chief Executive Officer
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of vesting award rights				33.33%
Initial SAR \| Tranche Three \| Chief Executive Officer
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of vesting award rights				33.33%
Additional SAR I-V, VII-VIII \| Chief Executive Officer
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award expiration period				10 years
Additional SAR I-V, VII-VIII \| Tranche One \| Chief Executive Officer
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of vesting award rights				33.33%
Additional SAR I-V, VII-VIII \| Tranche Two \| Chief Executive Officer
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of vesting award rights				33.33%
Additional SAR I-V, VII-VIII \| Tranche Three \| Chief Executive Officer
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of vesting award rights				33.33%
Additional SAR VI
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Additional SAR original shares of common stock a scheduled vesting	300,219
2013 Omnibus Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock shares authorized percentage under the plan		20.00%
Minimum requirement of number of shares authorized		2,384,711
Common stock available under new plan				2,171,553