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Schedule of Debt Outstanding (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) | 6 Months Ended |  |
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Jun. 30, 2016 | Apr. 08, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Unamortized debt issuance costs | $ 10,858,000 |  | $ 11,923,000
Term Loan Due in July 2020 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt interest rate | 2.00% |  | 2.00%
Debt maturity date | Jul. 31, 2020 |  |
Interest payable dates | interest payable periodically at variable interest rates. |  |
Unamortized debt issuance costs | $ 500,000 |  | $ 600,000
Senior Notes 4.625% Due 2023 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 4.625% |  |
Debt maturity date | May 01, 2023 |  |
Interest payable dates | interest payable semi-annually in May and November at 4.625%. |  |
Unamortized debt issuance costs | $ 4,300,000 |  | 4,500,000
Senior Notes 4.125% Due 2020 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 4.125% |  |
Debt maturity date | Apr. 01, 2020 |  |
Interest payable dates | interest payable semi-annually in April and October at 4.125%. |  |
Unamortized debt issuance costs | $ 3,100,000 |  | 3,500,000
Senior Notes 5.0% Due 2022 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 5.00% |  |
Debt maturity date | Oct. 15, 2022 |  |
Interest payable dates | interest payable semi-annually in April and October at 5.0%. |  |
Unamortized debt issuance costs | $ 3,000,000 |  | 3,300,000
Revolving Credit Facility | $900.0 Million Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Line of credit facility maximum borrowing capacity | $ 900,000,000 | $ 900,000,000 | $ 900,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility maturity date | Jul. 31, 2020 |  |
Weighted average rate | 2.00% |  | 1.90%
Interest payable dates | interest payable periodically at variable interest rates. |  |

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