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Shareholders' (Deficit) Equity - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) |  | 1 Months Ended | 2 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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May 07, 2014 | Feb. 28, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Feb. 03, 2014 | Jul. 30, 2012
Stockholders Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common shares, shares outstanding |  |  |  |  | 93,100,000 | 92,700,000 | 92,200,000 |  |
Preference shares authorized |  |  |  |  | 7,500,000 |  |  |  |
Preference shares par value |  |  |  |  | $ 0.002 |  |  |  |
Dividends paid |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 30,400,000 |  |
Dividends received primarily relating to forward transactions |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | 0 | 3,400,000 |  |
Share repurchase program authorized amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,500,000,000 | $ 1,000,000,000
Share repurchase program expiration date |  |  |  |  | Jun. 30, 2017 |  |  |  |
Accumulated deficit |  |  |  |  | $ (66,300,000) | (326,300,000) |  |  |
Repurchase of common stock, amount | $ 266,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 13,200,000 | $ 16,600,000 | $ 1,291,900,000 |  |
Repurchase of common stock, shares |  |  | 4,300,000 |  | 200,000 | 400,000 | 20,200,000 |  |
Share repurchase program, remaining authorized capacity |  |  |  |  | $ 232,900,000 |  |  |  |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before foreign currency translation adjustments reclassifications, Tax expense (benefits) |  |  |  |  | 5,200,000 | $ (7,200,000) | $ (7,300,000) |  |
Other comprehensive Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives before reclassifications, Tax expense (benefits) |  |  |  |  | (300,000) | (600,000) | 600,000 |  |
Other comprehensive Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Available-For-Sale Investments before reclassifications, Tax expense (benefits) |  |  |  |  |  | (900,000) | 4,600,000 |  |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to income, tax expense (benefits) unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale investments |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000 | 800,000 | $ (4,500,000) |  |
Capped call transactions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capped call transactions with financial institutions |  | $ 123,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capped call transactions price per common share |  | $ 120.79 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in additional paid-in capital, other |  |  |  | $ (123,800,000) |  |  |  |  |
Capped call transactions [Member] | Convertible Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible notes initial conversion price |  | $ 86.28 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase Agreement 2014 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreement expiration date |  |  |  |  | Jun. 30, 2014 |  |  |  |
Prepaid forward share repurchase transactions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forward share repurchase transactions amount |  | $ 685,800,000 |  | 685,800,000 |  |  |  |  |
Share repurchase transaction, shares to be purchased |  | 9,900,000 |  |  |  |  | 9,900,000 |  |
Settlement date of forward transactions |  |  |  |  | Aug. 15, 2019 |  |  |  |
Accumulated deficit |  |  |  | (653,900,000) |  |  |  |  |
Additional paid-in-capital |  |  |  | 31,900,000 |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash forward transaction issuance costs |  |  |  | $ 35,800,000 |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash interest expense relating to amortization of non-cash issuance costs |  |  |  |  | $ 6,500,000 | $ 6,500,000 | $ 5,800,000 |  |
Shares Repurchased Including Forward Purchasing Transactions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders Equity [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchase of common stock, shares |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 19,700,000 |  |
Amount paid related to share repurchased |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,267,100,000 |  |
Average cost per share of shares repurchased |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 64.25 |  |

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