Debt - Face Value of Outstanding Debt (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding	$ 3,472,477,000	$ 3,309,248,000
Less current portion of debt outstanding	29,973,000	31,190,000
Face value of long-term debt outstanding	3,532,723,000	3,478,494,000
Less current portion of debt outstanding	(60,246,000)	(169,246,000)
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Term Loan A [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding	$ 577,500,000	585,000,000
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Term Loan A [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on LIBOR	2.50%
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| New Term Loan B [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding	$ 1,895,250,000	0
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| New Term Loan B [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on LIBOR	2.75%
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Prior Term Loan B [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding	$ 0	1,420,896,000
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Term Loan B Incremental Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding	$ 0	282,354,000
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 Loan C [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding	$ 0	49,313,000
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Term Loan C [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on LIBOR	3.00%
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Revolver, $400 million [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility amount	$ 400,000,000
Debt outstanding	$ 0	0
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member] \| Revolver, $400 million [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on LIBOR	2.50%
Senior Secured Notes [Member] \| 5.375% Senior Secured Notes Due 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding debt rate	5.375%
Debt outstanding	$ 530,000,000	530,000,000
Senior Secured Notes [Member] \| 5.25% Senior Secured Notes Due 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding debt rate	5.25%
Debt outstanding	$ 500,000,000	500,000,000
Mortgage Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding debt rate	5.80%
Debt outstanding	$ 0	$ 79,741,000

Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal through the balance sheet date.

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