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Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value and Carrying Value of Fixed Rate Long-Term Debt (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term Debt, Carrying Value | $ 827,582 | $ 773,412
7.0% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2022 [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term Debt, Fair Value | 211,500 | 216,000
Long-term Debt, Carrying Value | 198,669 | 198,556
5.0% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2023 [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term Debt, Fair Value | 290,250 | 294,000
Long-term Debt, Carrying Value | 300,000 | 300,000
Mortgage Loan at Fix Interest Rate [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term Debt, Fair Value | 177,363 | 152,240
Long-term Debt, Carrying Value | 170,621 | 147,554
Assumed Notes [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term Debt, Fair Value | 1,687 | 4,365
Long-term Debt, Carrying Value | 1,696 | 4,474
Other [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |
Long-term Debt, Fair Value | 4,425 | 4,588
Long-term Debt, Carrying Value | $ 4,705 | $ 4,884

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- Definition Carrying amount of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount or premium, including current and noncurrent amounts. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 20, 22 -Article 5 + Details
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