Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of debt	$ 85,592,000	$ 16,250,000
Common stock, voting rights, pledged	65.00%
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Rate of interest discounted	0.30%
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 400,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee charged on unused portion of facility	0.125%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee charged on unused portion of facility	0.25%
Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes, par value	$ 858,000,000
Replaced Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, scheduled future principal payments 2020	49,600,000
Long-term debt, scheduled future principal payments 2021	287,400,000
Long-term debt, scheduled future principal payments 2022	476,700,000
Long-term debt, scheduled future principal payments 2023	5,000,000.0
Long-term debt, scheduled future principal payments 2024	280,000,000.0
Long-term debt, scheduled future principal payments, thereafter	468,800,000
2021 Notes \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes, par value	$ 238,000,000
Interest rate of debt	3.875%
Debt issued, percent of par	99.50%
Effective yield percentage	3.951%
Repayment of debt	$ 36,200,000
Debt instrument, repurchase amount	37,300,000
2024 Notes \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes, par value	$ 275,000,000
Interest rate of debt	4.375%
Debt issued, percent of par	99.60%
Effective yield percentage	4.422%
2021 and 2024 Notes \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes redemption price, percentage	100.00%
Term A-2 Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes, par value	$ 195,800,000
Debt convent, springing maturity, period	91 days
Term B Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes, par value	$ 500,000,000
Debt convent, springing maturity, period	91 days
Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding, amount	$ 11,700,000	15,200,000
European Lease Agreement \| Replaced Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding, amount	$ 1,500,000	$ 4,400,000
Base Rate \| Term B Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on LIBOR, percent	3.50%
Eurodollar \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on LIBOR, percent	3.50%
Eurodollar \| Term B Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on LIBOR, percent	4.50%

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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate, Redemption Price Discounted Cash Flow Discount Rate

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Debt Instrument, Issue Price, Percentage of par

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

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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