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Debt - Debt (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Total debt | $ 327,850 | $ 331,354 |
Less current maturities | 15,277 | 18,806 |
Long-term debt | 312,573 | 312,548 |
Unsecured private placement 3.95% note [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Total debt | $ 99,626 | $ 99,617 | [1]
Debt instrument interest rate percentage | 3.95% | 3.95% |
Unsecured private placement 3.95% note [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Maturity Dates | 2021 | 2021 |
Unsecured private placement 3.95% note [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Maturity Dates | 2027 | 2027 |
Unsecured private placement 3.86% note [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Total debt | $ 99,572 | $ 99,560 | [1]
Debt instrument interest rate percentage | 3.86% | 3.86% |
Unsecured private placement 3.86% note [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Maturity Dates | 2019 | 2019 |
Unsecured private placement 3.86% note [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Maturity Dates | 2025 | 2025 |
Unsecured private placement 4.86% note [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Total debt | $ 64,748 | $ 64,740 | [1]
Debt instrument interest rate percentage | 4.86% | 4.86% |
Unsecured private placement 4.86% note [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Maturity Dates | 2017 | 2017 |
Unsecured private placement 4.86% note [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Maturity Dates | 2023 | 2023 |
Unsecured private placement 5.88% note [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Total debt | $ 39,865 | $ 39,860 | [1]
Debt instrument interest rate percentage | 5.88% | 5.88% |
Unsecured private placement 5.88% note [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Maturity Dates | 2016 | 2016 |
Unsecured private placement 5.88% note [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Maturity Dates | 2022 | 2022 |
Unsecured private placement 5.69% note [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Total debt | $ 17,100 | $ 17,096 | [1]
Debt instrument interest rate percentage | 5.69% | 5.69% |
Unsecured private placement 5.69% note [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Maturity Dates | 2016 | 2016 |
Unsecured private placement 5.69% note [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Maturity Dates | 2018 | 2018 |
Unsecured U.S. bank debt [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Maturity Dates | 2019 | 2019 |
Debt of foreign subsidiaries Unsecured bank debt, foreign currency [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Total debt | $ 59 | $ 4,810 |
Maturity Dates | 2016 | 2016 |
Debt of foreign subsidiaries Unsecured bank term loan, foreign currency [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Total debt | $ 3,740 | $ 3,724 |
Maturity Dates | 2021 | 2021 |
Debt of foreign subsidiaries Secured bank debt, foreign currency [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Total debt | $ 3,140 | $ 1,947 |
Maturity Dates | 2015 | 2015 |
[1] | Certain balances have been restated from those originally reported at December 31, 2015, due to the Company’s January 1, 2016, adoption of the new U.S. GAAP guidance regarding the classification of debt issuance costs. See Note 16 for additional information regarding ASU No. 2015-03.

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