Amount available for issuance of letters of credit from revolving credit facility.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of debt issued by subsidiaries of the parent company.

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Long term line of credit due in next year using revolving credit facility.

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Period of unsecured term loan agreement.

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Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal through the balance sheet date.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Description of the frequency of periodic payments (monthly, quarterly, annual).

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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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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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017	Feb. 27, 2017	Jan. 01, 2017	Jun. 07, 2016	Apr. 30, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Company's outstanding obligations for capital leases	$ 43,500,000		$ 48,700,000
Debt issued by subsidiaries	0
Guarantees of company debt	$ 0
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date of debt instruments	Oct. 16, 2019
Aggregate maximum borrowing capacity					$ 450,000,000
Period of unsecured revolving credit agreement	5 years
Letters of credit	$ 50,000,000
Annual facility fee, percentage	0.15%
Senior Unsecured Notes Due in 2023 [Member] \| PGIM, Inc and Certain of Its Affiliates [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes, face amount		$ 125,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate		3.28%
Debt instrument, frequency of periodic payment	semi-annually
Maturity date of debt instruments	Feb. 27, 2023
Aggregate maximum borrowing capacity		$ 175,000,000
Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan facility due in fiscal 2018 using Revolving Credit Facility	$ 15,000,000
Senior notes, face amount				$ 300,000,000
Maturity date of debt instruments	Jun. 07, 2021
Aggregate maximum borrowing capacity				$ 500,000,000
Period of unsecured term loan agreement	5 years