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Debt instrument Step down margin percentage.

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Debt instrument step down percentage.

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Federal funds effective rate description.

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Line of credit facility fee percentage.

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Line of credit maturity year.

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Percentage of amortization of principal amount of term loan facility.

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Step down commitment fee percentage.

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

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Description of minimum financial levels (for example, tangible net worth and working capital) and achievement of certain financial ratios (for example, working capital ratio and debt service coverage ratio), and adherence to certain clauses which generally require or restrict certain actions (for example, entering into a debt arrangement with equal or greater seniority, and selling or discontinuing a certain business segment or material subsidiary) to be in compliance with the covenant clauses of the debt agreement. May also include a discussion of the adverse consequences that would result if the entity violates or fails to satisfy the covenants.

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Description of the interest rate as being fixed or variable, and, if variable, identification of the index or rate on which the interest rate is based and the number of points or percentage added to that index or rate to set the rate, and other pertinent information, such as frequency of rate resets.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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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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Amount of cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Indebtedness divided by net capital.

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Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)	Jul. 31, 2015	Mar. 02, 2015	Apr. 14, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014
Senior Secured Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior secured credit facility			$ 2,100,000,000
Line of credit facility maturity year			2021
Debt, interest rate terms					A rate equal to a margin over either (a) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (1) the JPM prime lending rate, (2) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 1/2 of 1.00% and (3) the adjusted LIBOR rate for a one-month interest period plus 1.00% or (b) a LIBOR rate determined by reference to the Reuters LIBOR rate for the interest period relevant to such borrowing.
Federal funds effective rate description					Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 1/2 of 1.00%
First lien net leverage ratio, description					First lien net leverage ratio of less than or equal to 4.50 to 1.00
Debt instrument, floor interest rate			1.00%
Step-down rate	0.25%		0.25%
First lien net leverage ratio	4.50		4.50
Quarterly installments on term loan percentage				0.25%
Senior Secured Term Loan Facility [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate			2.00%
Senior Secured Term Loan Facility [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate			3.00%
Senior Secured Term Loan Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, floor interest rate			2.00%
Senior Secured Term Loan Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, floor interest rate			1.00%
Senior Secured Revolving Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior secured credit facility			$ 250,000,000
Line of credit facility maturity year			2019
First lien net leverage ratio, description					First lien net leverage ratio less than or equal to 5.00 to 1.00
First lien net leverage ratio		5.00	5.00
Commitment fee rate		0.375%	0.50%
Step-down commitment fee rate	0.375%
Letter of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior secured credit facility			$ 50,000,000
Revolving Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, interest rate terms					A rate equal to a margin over either (a) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (1) the JPM prime lending rate, (2) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 1/2 of 1.00% and (3) the adjusted LIBOR rate for a one-month interest period plus 1.00% or (b) a LIBOR rate determined by reference to the Reuters LIBOR rate for the interest period relevant to such borrowing.
Federal funds effective rate description					Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 1/2 of 1.00%
First lien net leverage ratio, description					First lien net leverage ratio of less than or equal to 5.00 to 1.00, 4.50 to 1.00 and 4.00 to 1.00
Debt instrument, floor interest rate			1.00%
Step-down rate	0.25%	0.25%	0.25%
First lien net leverage ratio	4.50	5.00
Proceeds from letters of credit					$ 14,100,000	$ 14,600,000
Percentage of fee on letter of credit		2.38%					2.63%
Step-down margin	2.13%
Revolving Facility [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate			1.50%
Revolving Facility [Member] \| LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate			2.50%
Revolving Facility [Member] \| Step-down One [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
First lien net leverage ratio, description					First lien net leverage ratio of less than 5.00 to 1.00
Step-down rate		0.25%
First lien net leverage ratio		5.00	5.00
Revolving Facility [Member] \| Step-down Two [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
First lien net leverage ratio, description					First lien net leverage ratio of less than 4.50 to 1.00
Step-down rate	0.25%
First lien net leverage ratio	4.50		4.50
Revolving Facility [Member] \| Step-down Three [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
First lien net leverage ratio			4.00