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Long-Term Debt - Redemption Price, Percentage (Detail) - 6.125% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2027 [Member] | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2017
Debt Instrument Redemption [Line Items] |
Redemption Price | 106.125%
Beginning on March 15, 2022 [Member] |
Debt Instrument Redemption [Line Items] |
Redemption Price | 103.063%
Beginning on March 15, 2023 [Member] |
Debt Instrument Redemption [Line Items] |
Redemption Price | 102.042%
Beginning on March 15, 2024 [Member] |
Debt Instrument Redemption [Line Items] |
Redemption Price | 101.021%
Beginning on March 15, 2025 and Thereafter [Member] |
Debt Instrument Redemption [Line Items] |
Redemption Price | 100.00%

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- Definition Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 470 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph e -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=75038535&loc=d3e64711-112823 + Details
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