Debt instrument maturity month and year.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22)
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-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 02
-Paragraph 20
-Article 5

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 03
-Paragraph 16
-Article 9

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- Definition

Date the debt instrument was issued, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 02
-Paragraph 19, 20, 22
-Article 5

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- Definition

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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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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- Definition

The remaining balance of debt issuance expenses that were capitalized and are being amortized against income over the lives of the respective bond issues. This does not include the amounts capitalized as part of the cost of the utility plant or asset.

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Debt - Summary of Outstanding Term Loans (Detail)	12 Months Ended
Debt - Summary of Outstanding Term Loans (Detail)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 JPY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2015 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2015 CAD	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity	$ 2,662,000,000				$ 2,742,000,000	$ 2,451,000,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs, net	(52,300,000)				(43,200,000)
Totals	0				0	$ 726,000,000
Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal	2,109,515,000				572,730,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs, net	(9,506,000)				(4,693,000)
Totals	$ 2,100,009,000				568,037,000
2014 Yen Term Loan [Member] \| JPY
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Initial Borrowing Date	May 31, 2014
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity	$ 339,858,000	¥ 40,916,000
Subtotal	$ 339,858,000				342,051,000
Interest Rate, Description	LIBOR plus 1.20%
Interest Rate	1.20%
Debt Instrument maturity date	2021-05
Euro Term Loan [Member] \| USD, EUR, JPY and GBP [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Initial Borrowing Date	Jun. 30, 2014
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity	$ 561,879,000		€ 500,000
Subtotal	$ 561,879,000				$ 230,679,000
Interest Rate, Description	LIBOR plus 0.98%
Interest Rate	0.98%
Debt Instrument maturity date	2017-06
Senior Term Loan [Member] \| USD [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Initial Borrowing Date	May 31, 2015
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity	$ 400,000,000
Subtotal	$ 400,000,000
Interest Rate, Description	LIBOR plus 1.00%
Interest Rate	1.00%
Debt Instrument maturity date	2016-05
2015 Yen Term Loan [Member] \| JPY
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Initial Borrowing Date	Jun. 30, 2015
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity	$ 539,906,000	¥ 65,000,000
Subtotal	$ 539,906,000
Interest Rate, Description	LIBOR plus 1.10%
Interest Rate	1.10%
Debt Instrument maturity date	2022-06
2015 Canadian Term Loan [Member] \| CAD
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Initial Borrowing Date	Dec. 31, 2015
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity	$ 267,872,000			CAD 371,925
Subtotal	$ 267,872,000
Interest Rate, Description	CDOR rate plus 1.50%
Interest Rate	1.50%
Debt Instrument maturity date	2023-02