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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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Long-Term Debt (Amended and Restated Senior Credit Facility) - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands							1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended						12 Months Ended
	Apr. 21, 2020	Feb. 27, 2019	Feb. 06, 2019	Dec. 15, 2015	Dec. 31, 2012	Apr. 01, 2011	Apr. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 15, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings on revolving credit facility									$ 71,573
Consolidated funded debt, unrestricted and unencumbered cash to consolidated EBITDA															$ 50,000
Eurodollar [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest on borrowings								2.50%
Base Rate Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest on borrowings								1.50%
Tranche B-3 Facility [Member] \| Eurodollar [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest on borrowings								2.50%
Basis spread on variable rate								1.00%
Tranche B-3 Facility [Member] \| Base Rate Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest on borrowings								1.50%
Basis spread on variable rate								0.50%
Tranche B-3 Facility [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest on borrowings								0.75%
Amended and Restated Senior Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Date entered into an agreement					Dec. 31, 2012	Apr. 01, 2011
Amount available under revolving line of credit								$ 485,000
Debt instrument maturity date				Nov. 30, 2021										Feb. 11, 2022
Term loan repayments													$ 1,200
Amended and Restated Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| Eurodollar [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate								1.00%
Amended and Restated Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| Base Rate Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate								0.50%
Amended and Restated Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest on borrowings								2.50%
Amended and Restated Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| Tranche B-3 Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan repayments														$ 447,300
Amended and Restated Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| Tranche B-4 Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date								Feb. 16, 2023
Term loan repayments								$ 854,400
Amended and Restated Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| Tranche B-4 Facilities [Member] \| Eurodollar [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest on borrowings								2.50%
Basis spread on variable rate								1.00%
Amended and Restated Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| Tranche B-4 Facilities [Member] \| Base Rate Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest on borrowings								1.50%
Basis spread on variable rate								0.50%
Amended and Restated Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| Tranche B-4 Facilities [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest on borrowings								0.75%
Amended and Restated Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| June 30, 2020 to December 31, 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan principal repayments				$ 7,100
Term loan repayments										$ 1,200
Amended and Restated Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| March 31, 2021 to September 30, 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan principal repayments				$ 9,500
Amended and Restated Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| March 31, 2019 to December 31, 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan repayments												$ 1,200
Amended and Restated Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| September 30, 2015 to December 31, 2015 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan repayments											$ 1,200
Amended and Restated Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| Standby Letters Of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Standby letters of credit outstanding								$ 15,000
Amended and Restated Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| TLB Facility Due on February 16, 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan repayments													$ 2,300
Amended and Restated Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| TLB Facility Due on February 16, 2023 [Member] \| June 30, 2020 to December 31, 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan repayments										$ 2,300
Amended and Restated Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| TLB Facility Due on February 16, 2023 [Member] \| March 31, 2019 to December 31, 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan repayments												$ 2,300
Amended and Restated Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| TLB Facility Due on February 16, 2023 [Member] \| September 30, 2015 to December 31, 2015 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan repayments											$ 2,300
Amended and Restated Senior Credit Facility [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings on revolving credit facility							$ 100,000
Eleventh Amendment [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Date entered into an agreement			Feb. 06, 2019
Twelfth Amendment [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Date entered into an agreement		Feb. 27, 2019
Thirteenth Amendment [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Date entered into an agreement	Apr. 21, 2020