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Long Term Debt - Credit Facilities - Additional Information (Detail) |  |  | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 27, 2018 USD ($) Option | Mar. 16, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Letters of credit outstanding |  |  | $ 55,000,000
Letter of Credit |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Line of credit, amount outstanding |  |  | 0
Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Line of credit, amount outstanding |  |  | 0
Line of credit, available borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 600,000,000
Credit Agreement |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Credit agreement date |  |  | Mar. 27, 2018
Credit agreement, financial covenant description |  |  | the Company’s total debt to capitalization ratio, expressed as a percentage, not exceed 50%. The Credit Agreement generally defines the debt to capitalization ratio as the ratio of (a) total borrowed money indebtedness to (b) the sum of such indebtedness plus consolidated net worth, with consolidated net worth determined as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter.
Credit Agreement | Minimum |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Commitment fee rate payable to lenders based on credit rating |  |  | 0.10%
Debt service coverage ratio |  |  | 150.00%
Credit Agreement | Maximum |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Commitment fee rate payable to lenders based on credit rating |  |  | 0.30%
Debt to capitalization ratio, percentage the Company must not exceed at any time |  |  | 50.00%
Credit Agreement | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Minimum |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  |  | 1.00%
Credit Agreement | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Maximum |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  |  | 2.00%
Credit Agreement | Base Rate | Minimum |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  |  | 0.00%
Credit Agreement | Base Rate | Maximum |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  |  | 1.00%
Credit Agreement | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | $ 600,000,000 |  |
Debt maturity date | Mar. 27, 2023 |  |
Debt instrument, number of optional extensions to initial maturity date | Option | 2 |  |
Optional extension period of initial maturity date | 1 year |  |
Letters of credit outstanding |  |  | $ 81,000
Credit Agreement | Revolving Credit Facility | Subject To Customary Conditions |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | $ 900,000,000 |  |
Credit facility, additional borrowing capacity | 300,000,000 |  |
Credit Agreement | Revolving Credit Facility | Letter of Credit |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | 150,000,000 |  |
Credit Agreement | Revolving Credit Facility | Swing Line Facility |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | $ 20,000,000 |  |
Reimbursement Agreement |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Letters of credit outstanding |  |  | $ 54,900,000
Reimbursement Agreement | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  | 2.25% |

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- Definition The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. + References Reference 1: 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 2: 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 3: 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 + Details
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