Revenue - Schedule of U.K. Revenue Attributed to Each Category (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 760,617	$ 742,241
U.K. Facilities [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	272,657	279,836
U.K. Facilities [Member] \| Health Care Facilities [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	151,708	154,615
U.K. Facilities [Member] \| Education and Children's Services [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	46,122	48,085
U.K. Facilities [Member] \| Adult Care Facilities [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 74,827	$ 77,136

Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5
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