Debt - Face Value of Outstanding Debt (Detail) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face value of outstanding debt	$ 2,716,461,000	$ 3,074,171,000
Carrying amount of outstanding debt	3,195,000,000	3,084,000,000
Face value of total debt outstanding	3,205,391,000	3,096,606,000
Less current portion of debt outstanding	$ (488,930,000)	(22,435,000)
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Term B Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate description	L + 3.00%
Debt instrument, maturity date	Feb. 19, 2019
Face value of outstanding debt	$ 1,730,625,000	1,739,500,000
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Term B Facility [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on LIBOR	3.00%
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Term Loan B Incremental Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate description	L + 3.50%
Debt instrument, maturity date	Feb. 19, 2019
Face value of outstanding debt	$ 343,875,000	345,625,000
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Term Loan B Incremental Term Loan Facility [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on LIBOR	3.50%
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Term C Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate description	L + 3.00%
Debt instrument, maturity date	Dec. 31, 2017
Face value of outstanding debt	$ 49,313,000	49,313,000
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Term C Facility [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on LIBOR	3.00%
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Revolver L Plus Two Point Seven Five Percent Two Thousand Nineteen [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate description	L + 2.75%
Credit facility amount	$ 370,000,000
Debt instrument, maturity date	Feb. 19, 2019
Face value of outstanding debt	$ 63,951,000	0
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Revolver L Plus Two Point Seven Five Percent Two Thousand Nineteen [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on LIBOR	2.75%
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Revolver L Plus Three Point Seven Five Percent Two Thousand Eighteen [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate description	L + 3.75%
Credit facility amount	$ 35,000,000
Debt instrument, maturity date	Feb. 19, 2018
Face value of outstanding debt	$ 6,049,000	0
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Revolver L Plus Three Point Seven Five Percent Two Thousand Eighteen [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on LIBOR	3.75%
Mortgage Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding debt rate	5.80%
Debt instrument, maturity date	Mar. 31, 2017
Face value of outstanding debt	$ 81,578,000	82,168,000
Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2016 [Member] \| Senior Unsecured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding debt rate	8.35%
Debt instrument, maturity date	Mar. 15, 2016
Senior unsecured notes	$ 400,000,000	400,000,000
Senior Secured Notes Due 2019 [Member] \| Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding debt rate	8.50%
Debt instrument, maturity date	May 15, 2019
Carrying amount of outstanding debt	$ 0	480,000,000
Senior Secured Notes Due 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding debt rate	5.375%
Debt instrument, maturity date	Apr. 01, 2023
Carrying amount of outstanding debt	$ 530,000,000	$ 0

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Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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The average effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Description of the interest rate for the amounts borrowed under the credit facility, including the terms and the method for determining the interest rate (for example, fixed or variable, LIBOR plus a percentage, increasing rate, timing of interest rate resets, remarketing provisions).

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Carrying amount of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount or premium, including current and noncurrent amounts. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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