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Long-Term Debt - Additional Information - Term Loans (Detail) $ in Thousands, € in Millions | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) contract term_loan vessel | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€) vessel | Dec. 31, 2015 EUR (€) | Nov. 30, 2013 vessel
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Carrying amount of long-term debt | $ | $ 6,730,132 | $ 7,480,374 |  |  |  |
Number of vessels | vessel |  |  |  |  |  | 5
Unrealized foreign exchange gain (loss) | $ | $ (6,548) | (2,195) | $ 13,431 |  |  |
Euro-denominated Term Loans Due Through 2023 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of debt instruments | term_loan | 2 |  |  |  |  |
Carrying amount of long-term debt | $ 219,700 | $ 241,798 |  | € 208.9 | € 222.7 |
Number of long term time charter contracts | contract | 2 |  |  |  |  |
Number of vessels | vessel | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |
Euro-denominated Term Loans Due Through 2023 [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument spread on variable rate | 0.60% | 0.60% |  |  |  |
Euro-denominated Term Loans Due Through 2023 [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument spread on variable rate |  | 2.25% |  |  |  |

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