Share-Based Compensation - Schedule of Tier II Equity Awards Exchanged for Restricted Shares of Common Stock (Detail) (Promote Plan [member])	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vested awards	7,463,839
Nonvested awards	11,195,791
Shares outstanding	18,659,630
Tier II [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total Tier II awards exchanged for vested shares and unvested restricted shares of common stock	223,864,424
Nonvested awards	0	229,047,118
Tier II [Member] \| Vested [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total Tier II awards exchanged for vested shares and unvested restricted shares of common stock	89,545,770
Tier II [Member] \| Shares that have not vested.
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total Tier II awards exchanged for vested shares and unvested restricted shares of common stock	134,318,654

Tier II equity awards that were outstanding as of December 11, 2013, were exchanged for restricted shares of common stock in connection with the Company's initial public offering.

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