Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Additional Information (Detail) - Term Facility Interest Rate Swap [Member]	Apr. 14, 2014 USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Aggregate notional amount	$ 850,000,000
Loan fixed-rate under new credit agreement	2.0311%
LIBOR floor percentage	1.00%
Interest rate swap agreement expiration date	Apr. 14, 2019

Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Article 12
-Section 13
-Sentence Column B

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The blended rate at which the LIBOR component is effectively fixed for the Company's Term Loan under its existing interest rate swap arrangement

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Interest rate swap agreements expiration date.

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- Definition

Floor rate on an interest rate derivative such as an interest rate floor or collar. If market rates falls below the floor rate, a payment or receipt is triggered on the contract.

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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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