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Revenue - Schedule of Revenues Disaggregated by Revenue Source (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Apr. 01, 2017
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 408,223	$ 329,063
Meeting Fees
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	190,122	164,352
Online Subscription Services
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	138,547	97,124
Service revenues, net
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	328,669	261,476
Product sales and other, net
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 79,554	$ 67,587

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