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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2018	Mar. 21, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Feb. 28, 2017	Jun. 07, 2016	Nov. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015	Apr. 30, 2009
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Company's outstanding obligations for capital leases	$ 41,400,000		$ 43,500,000
Debt issued by subsidiaries	0
Guarantees of company debt	$ 0
Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate maximum borrowing capacity					$ 500,000,000
Maturity date of debt instruments	Jun. 07, 2021
Period of unsecured term loan agreement	5 years
Senior notes, face amount					$ 300,000,000
Senior Unsecured Notes Due in 2019 [Member] \| Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date of debt instruments	Apr. 15, 2019
Senior notes, face amount								$ 110,000,000
Senior notes, issued at par percentage								98.238%
Debt instrument, interest rate								7.00%
Debt instrument, frequency of periodic payment	semi-annually
Senior Unsecured Notes Due in 2025 [Member] \| Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date of debt instruments	Nov. 25, 2025
Senior notes, face amount						$ 350,000,000
Senior notes, issued at par percentage						99.975%
Debt instrument, interest rate						3.80%
Debt instrument, frequency of periodic payment	semi-annually
Senior Unsecured Notes Due in 2023 [Member] \| PGIM, Inc and Certain of Its Affiliates [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate maximum borrowing capacity				$ 175,000,000
Maturity date of debt instruments	Feb. 27, 2023
Senior notes, face amount				$ 125,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate				3.28%
Debt instrument, frequency of periodic payment	semi-annually
Senior Unsecured Notes Due in 2030 [Member] \| NYL Investors LLC and Certain of Its Affiliates [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date of debt instruments	Mar. 21, 2030
Senior notes, face amount		$ 150,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate		3.96%
Debt instrument, frequency of periodic payment	quarterly
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate maximum borrowing capacity							$ 450,000,000
Period of unsecured revolving credit agreement	5 years
Letters of credit	$ 50,000,000
Maturity date of debt instruments	Oct. 16, 2019
Annual facility fee, percentage	0.15%